Synthesis, characterization and photochromic studies of spirooxazine-containing 2,2'-bipyridine ligands and their rhenium(I) tricarbonyl complexes.
A series of spirooxazine-containing 2,2'-bipyridine ligands and their rhenium(i) tricarbonyl complexes has been designed and synthesized, and their photophysical, photochromic and electrochemical properties have been studied. The X-ray crystal structures of two of the complexes have been determined. Detailed studies showed that the emission properties of the complexes could readily be switched through photochromic reactions.
Ko
Chi-Chiu
CC
Centre for Carbon-Rich Molecular and Nano-Scale Metal-Based Materials Research, Department of Chemistry, and HKU-CAS Joint Laboratory on New Materials, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong SAR, P R China.
Wu
Li-Xin
LX
Wong
Keith Man-Chung
KM
Zhu
Nianyong
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Yam
Vivian Wing-Wah
VW