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Modular Cyclometalated Platinum(II) Complexes as Luminescent Molecular Sensors for pH and Hydrophobic Binding Regions
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1999
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Inorganic ChemistryDramatic Luminescence EnhancementPhotochemistryCoordination ComplexHydrophobic Binding RegionsModular Cyclometalated PlatinumMicelle ConcentrationsPhotophysical PropertyAnion SensingMolecular ComplexChemistryLuminescent Molecular SensorsCritical Micelle ConcentrationLuminescence PropertyChemical SensorBiophysicsPhosphorescence
Dramatic luminescence enhancement for a bifunctional cyclometalated PtII complex is observed in acidic media and at increasing micelle concentrations (see scheme). Using this probe, a simple optical procedure for the estimation of critical micelle concentration is demonstrated.