title: Solvent switchable dual emission from a bichromophoric ruthenium-BODIPY complex.
abstract: A ruthenium(II) polypyridyl-BODIPY dyad is presented which exhibits a solvent switchable dual emission. Intense oxygen sensitive emission from the ruthenium centre and O2 independent emission from the BODIPY centre, are both observed in organic media. In aqueous media, the BODIPY emission is reversibly switched off leaving only a ruthenium centred emission. The materials are interesting both as self-referenced O2 probes and for cell/tissue imaging.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. tia.keyes@dcu.ie and National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. tia.keyes@dcu.ie and National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Aisling
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. tia.keyes@dcu.ie and National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Ciarán
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dolan
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. tia.keyes@dcu.ie and National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Forster
authors.affiliation: School of Chemical Sciences, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland. tia.keyes@dcu.ie and National Centre for Sensor Research, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland.
authors.forename: Tia E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Keyes