Self‐Assembly of a Light‐Harvesting Antenna Formed by a Dendrimer, a Ru^II Complex, and a Nd^III Ion

Abstract

A luminescence mediator: An unusual lanthanide complex, exploiting a dendrimer and a ruthenium(II) complex as ligands, collects ultraviolet and visible light and exhibits luminescence in the near infrared region (see picture, N Blue, Ru brown, O red, C gray). In the absence of the ruthenium component the dendrimer is unable to transfer energy to the NdIII ion, even though it is directly coordinated to it. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2008/z801334_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.