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Old Molecules, New Concepts: [Ru(bpy)3]2+ as a Molecular Encoder–Decoder†
Article first published online: 8 OCT 2009
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904764
Copyright © 2009 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Ceroni, P., Bergamini, G. and Balzani, V. (2009), Old Molecules, New Concepts: [Ru(bpy)3]2+ as a Molecular Encoder–Decoder. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 48: 8516–8518. doi: 10.1002/anie.200904764
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 20 OCT 2009
- Article first published online: 8 OCT 2009
- Manuscript Received: 26 AUG 2009
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- Fondazione Carisbo
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Keywords:
- electrochemistry;
- luminescence;
- molecular devices;
- photochemistry;
- ruthenium
Totally logical: The well-known complex [Ru(bpy)3]2+ (bpy=2,2′-bipyridine) can perform as both a 4-to-2 encoder and a 2-to-4 decoder (see picture; gray C, blue N, red Ru) by a combination of electronic and photonic inputs and outputs. The system can be reset in situ without the addition of chemical reagents. This approach is considered as an alternative route to solid-state molecular electronics and the design and construction of chemical computers.