F. Barigelletti et al., LUMINESCENCE PROPERTIES OF RIGID ROD-LIKE BINUCLEAR RUTHENIUM(II)-OSMIUM(II) TERPYRIDINE COMPLEXES - ELECTRONIC INTERACTION THROUGH PHENYL BRIDGES, Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, (11), 1993, pp. 942-944
We have synthesized three novel binuclear heterometallic compounds whe
re two M(tterpy)2(2+) [tterpy = 4'-(p-tolyl)-2,2': 6',2''-terpyridine]
building blocks are either directly linked or connected by phenyl spa
cers in a rigid rod-like structure and we have investigated their lumi
nescence properties and the electronic energy transfer process through
the phenyl spacers.