title: A rhenium tricarbonyl 4'-oxo-terpy trimer as a luminescent molecular vessel with a removable silver stopper.
abstract: Shining metal cups: A luminescent tube of triangular cross-section and stoppered by a silver ion (see picture: Re yellow, N blue, O red) is formed in two steps from commercial materials. The silver ion can be removed to give a tube, and both species are potential hosts for small ions and molecules; a change in luminescence is triggered by the encapsulation of silver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK. cooganmp@cf.ac.uk
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Coogan
authors.forename: Vanesa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernández-Moreira
authors.forename: Benson M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Kariuki
authors.forename: Simon J A
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: Flora L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Thorp-Greenwood