title: CuAAC click reactions for the design of multifunctional luminescent ruthenium complexes.
abstract: CuAAC (Cu(i) catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition) click chemistry has emerged as a versatile tool in the development of photoactive ruthenium complexes with multilateral potential applicability. In this contribution we discuss possible synthetic approaches towards CuAAC reactions with ruthenium(ii) polypyridine complexes and their differences with respect to possible applications. We focus on two main application possibilities of the click-coupled ruthenium assemblies. New results within the development of ruthenium based photosensitizers for the field of renewable energy supply, i.e. DSSCs (dye-sensitized solar cells) and artificial photocatalysis for the production of hydrogen, or for anticancer photodynamic therapeutic applications are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany. Sven.Rau@uni-ulm.de.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zabarska
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany. Sven.Rau@uni-ulm.de.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stumper
authors.affiliation: Institute of Inorganic Chemistry I, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081 Ulm, Germany. Sven.Rau@uni-ulm.de.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rau
mesh_terms: D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl / Q000737:chemistry; D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry; D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry; D002384:Catalysis; D057930:Click Chemistry; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D061565:Cycloaddition Reaction; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D008027:Light; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012993:Solar Energy; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; D001386:Azides; D004396:Coloring Agents; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D017319:Photosensitizing Agents; D013004:Somatostatin; D015082:2,2'-Dipyridyl; D003300:Copper; D012428:Ruthenium; D006859:Hydrogen