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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Can a functionalized phosphine ligand promote room temperature luminescence of the [Ru(bpy)(tpy)]2+ core?
Emilie Lebon1, Stéphanie Bastin, Pierre Sutra
1Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, CNRS, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse Cedex, France.
Abstract:
Unexpected room temperature luminescence is observed and rationalized by highly challenging excited state calculations for a functionalized phosphine ligand coordinated on the [Ru(bpy)(tpy)](2+) core.
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