Luminescence Studies of the Intracellular Distribution of a Dinuclear Gold(I) N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Complex

Abstract

Gold lights the way: A bidentate cyclophane N-heterocyclic carbene ligand has been used to synthesize a new dinuclear AuI complex of the formula [Au2L2]2+. The short Au⋅⋅⋅Au distance imposed by the rigid cyclophane ligand leads to a red-shifted luminescence profile that enables the complex to be used as a luminescent probe for distribution studies in single living cancer cells. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2006/z601526_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.