Design and applications of highly luminescent metal complexes

Conference · Sun Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1989 · American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:6547297

Demas, J N ^[1]; DeGraff, B A ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville (USA)
2. James Madison Univ., Harrisonburg, VA (USA)

Highly luminescent metal complexes can be designed around Ru(II), Os(II), Ir(III), and Re(I) with {alpha}diimine ligands such as 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2{prime}-bipyridine. Complexes can absorb intensely and have luminescence quantum yields in excess of 0.5 and lifetimes of 5-100 {mu}s in room temperature fluid solutions. These properties make them ideal for luminescence sensors and molecular probes for use in fiber optic based sensors. The chemical and spectroscopic characteristics that yield stable, highly luminescent long lived complexes are largely understood. This allows the rational design of new molecules with specially tailored luminescence or binding properties. We describe the primary considerations that go into designing new systems. We also describe applications to luminescence oxygen sensors and probes of macromolecular binding with micelles and cyclodextrins.

• OSTI ID: 6547297
• Report Number(s): CONF-900402--
• Journal Information: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA), Journal Name: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA) Vol. 30:1; ISSN ACEPC; ISSN 0093-3066
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400200* -- Inorganic
Organic
& Physical Chemistry
AROMATICS
AZAARENES
AZINES
BIPYRIDINES
COMPLEXES
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
FIBER OPTICS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
IRIDIUM COMPLEXES
LIGANDS
LUMINESCENCE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OSMIUM COMPLEXES
PHENANTHROLINES
PROCEEDINGS
PYRIDINES
RHENIUM COMPLEXES
RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
USES