A rhenium tricarbonyl 4'-oxo-terpy trimer as a luminescent molecular vessel with a removable silver stopper.
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.
Coogan
Michael P
MP
Department of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK. cooganmp@cf.ac.uk
Fernández-Moreira
Vanesa
V
Kariuki
Benson M
BM
Pope
Simon J A
SJ
Thorp-Greenwood
Flora L
FL