Thiol-specific phosphorescent imaging in living cells with an azobis(2,2′-bipyridine)-bridged dinuclear iridium(iii) complex

  • Guanying Li
  • , Yu Chen
  • , Jingheng Wu
  • , Liangnian Ji
  • , Hui Chao

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Abstract

Based on an azo–thiol redox reaction, a non-emissive dinuclear iridium(iii) complex showed off–on phosphorescent response toward thiols and was developed to image thiol levels in living cells.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2040-2042
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Volume49
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Feb 2013
Externally publishedYes

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