Photofunctional organometallics&mdash;from fundamentals to design, assembly and functions

Yam, Vivian Wing-Wah

doi:10.1351/PAC-CON-12-11-19

Pure Appl. Chem., 2013, Vol. 85, No. 7, pp. 1321-1329

http://dx.doi.org/10.1351/PAC-CON-12-11-19

Published online 2013-06-26

Photofunctional organometallics—from fundamentals to design, assembly and functions

Vivian Wing-Wah Yam

Institute of Molecular Functional Materials (Areas of Excellence Scheme, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong) and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China

Abstract: A number of soluble platinum(II) and gold(I) complexes have been designed and synthesized. Their luminescence and photophysical behavior have been studied. Their assembly properties, which were governed by the noncovalent metal–metal interactions, have also been investigated with the introduction of various external stimuli. The UV–vis and emission spectral changes of these complexes, which arose from the modulation of their assembly and disassembly behavior, have demonstrated the establishment of a convenient and sensitive detection strategy for various types of analytes. These studies suggested the potential applications of these metal complexes as detection probes for a diverse range of target substrates.