title: Shape-Persistent, Truxene-Based, Nano-Sized Bisterpyridine Ruthenium(II) Complexes: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties.
abstract: A new series of shape-persistent metallomacromolecules G0 and G1 as well as corresponding ligands, based on thiophene-functionalized bisterpyridine-Ru(II) with truxene moieties, as the nodes, were developed. All new compounds were fully characterized by (1) H, COSY, and (13) C NMR, as well as MALDI-TOF MS. Their photophysical properties revealed that the branched scaffold resulted in high molar absorption coefficients and broad absorption making these materials potential candidates for light-harvesting.
authors: Departments of Polymer Science and Chemistry, The University of Akron, Ohio 44325-4717, USA.
authors: Jin-Liang
authors: JL
authors: Wang
authors: Yi-Tsu
authors: YT
authors: Chan
authors: Charles N
authors: CN
authors: Moorefield
authors: Jian
authors: J
authors: Pei
authors: David A
authors: DA
authors: Modarelli
authors: Natalie C
authors: NC
authors: Romano
authors: George R
authors: GR
authors: Newkome