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Published on: March 9, 2017
Functionalized platinum(II) terpyridyl alkynyl complexes as colorimetric and luminescence pH sensors
Keith Man-Chung Wong1, Wing-Suen Tang, Xiao-Xia Lu
1Centre for Carbon-Rich Molecular and Nano-Scale Metal-Based Materials Research, and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A series of platinum(II) terpyridyl alkynyl complexes that have been derivatized with basic amino functionalities, [Pt(tpy)(C[triple bond]C-C6H4-NR2-4]X (X = OTf-, R = CH3 1, R = CH2CH2OCH3 2, R = H 3; X = Cl-, R = CH3 4, R = CH2CH2OCH3 5, R = H 6) (tpy = 2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine), have been synthesized and characterized. Their photophysical responses at various acid concentrations were studied. The abilities of the complexes to function as colorimetric and luminescence pH sensors were demonstrated with dramatic color changes and luminescence enhancement upon introduction of acid.
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