title: A new class of isocyanide-containing rhenium(I) bipyridyl luminophore with readily tunable and highly environmentally sensitive excited-state properties.
abstract: A new class of readily tunable and highly environmentally sensitive luminescent rhenium(I) tetra(isocyano)bipyridyl complexes has been synthesized and characterized, and their luminescent properties have been investigated. Preliminary studies showed that the metal-to-ligand charge-transfer [dpi(Re) --> pi*(bpy)] absorption and emission are extremely sensitive to the nature of the solvent and the rigidity of the environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China, and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Chi-On
authors.initials: CO
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tso-Lun Lo
authors.forename: Siu-Mui
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: Chi-Chiu
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Ko
authors.forename: Nianyong
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D003486:Cyanides / Q000737:chemistry*; D004583:Electrons; D049449:Luminescence; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry*; D012211:Rhenium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003486:Cyanides; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011725:Pyridines; D012211:Rhenium; C023666:pyridine