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Exploitation of the Dual‐emissive Properties of Cyclometalated Iridium(III)–Polypyridine Complexes in the Development of Luminescent Biological Probes
Author(s) -
Lo Kenneth KamWing,
Zhang Kenneth Yin,
Leung SiuKit,
Tang ManChung
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200705155
Subject(s) - iridium , luminescence , chemistry , human serum albumin , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , materials science , biochemistry , optoelectronics , catalysis
A colorful life : A new class of cyclometalated iridium(III)–polypyridine complexes have been discovered to exhibit environment‐sensitive dual emission: In polar and nonpolar media the complexes show green and orange‐yellow emission, respectively (see picture). This behavior has been utilized in the development of novel luminescent biological probes for avidin, estrogen receptor α, and human serum albumin.