Bichromophoric rhodamine-rhenium(I) and -iridium(III) sensory system: Synthesis, characterizations, photophysical and selective metal ions binding studies
Abstract A new class of rhenium(I) tricarbonyldiimine complexes containing rhodamine derivative as a sensory moiety, have been synthesized and characterized. Their photophysical and selective ion-binding properties have also been investigated, with the comparison of the previously reported cyclometalated iridium(III) system. One of the complex was found to exhibit selective binding toward Hg(II) ion