Photosubstitution and/or photoisomerization in cis-[Ru(bpy)(2)(py)(2)]
(PF6)(2) and trans-[Ru(bpy)(2)(4Etpy)(2)](PF6)(2) or the molecular ass
emblies cis-[Ru(bpy)(2)(MQ(+))(2)](PF6)(4) and trans-[Ru(bpy)(2)(MQ(+)
)(2)](PF6)(4) are greatly inhibited in the rigid matrixes poly(methyl
methacrylate) (PMMA) films and silica sol-gel monoliths. There can als
o be profound changes in photophysical properties as illustrated below
for emission from cis-[Ru(bpy)(2)(py)(2)](PF6)(2) in CH3CN and in the
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