title: Luminescent rhenium(I) complexes with acetylamino- and trifluoroacetylamino-containing phenanthroline ligands: anion-sensing study.
abstract: A series of rhenium complexes with acetylamino- and trifluoroacetylamino-containing 1,10-phenanthroline ligands have been synthesized, characterized and their photophysical and electrochemical properties studied. These complexes were found to show significant UV-vis and emission changes on addition of CN(-), F(-) and AcO(-) anions. Their reactivity towards CN(-), F(-) and AcO(-) anions, was also investigated by UV-vis, emission and (1)H NMR spectroscopy. The reaction product between the trifluoroacetylamino-containing 1,10-phenanthroline ligand and the CN(-) anion has also been structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography.
authors: Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors: Chi-On
authors: CO
authors: Ng
authors: Sze-Wing
authors: SW
authors: Lai
authors: Hua
authors: H
authors: Feng
authors: Shek-Man
authors: SM
authors: Yiu
authors: Chi-Chiu
authors: CC
authors: Ko