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Eurobic9, 2-6 September, 2008, Wrocław, Poland<br />

P198. Enantiomers of a Cr(III) Polypyridyl Complex:<br />

Photophysics and DNA Intercalation Studies<br />

S. Vasudevan a , S. Quinn a , N. Fletcher b , M. Wojdyla a , J. Kelly a<br />

a<br />

School of Chemistry, Trinity College, College Green, 2, Dublin, Ireland<br />

e-mail: vasudevs@tcd.ie<br />

c<br />

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queens University, University Road, BT7 1NN, Belfast,<br />

United Kingdom<br />

Transition metal heteroleptic complexes of dipyridophenazine (DPPZ) have acquired wide acclaim as DNAbinding<br />

agents due to their strong binding, light-switching and photocleaving effects. The most studied of these<br />

are the Ruthenium complexes [1]. However, Kane-Maguire revealed the chromium analogues to be particularly<br />

interesting due to their long emission lifetimes, strong oxidising power and higher intercaltion with DNA [2]. In<br />

this work, the photophysics of Cr(III) polypyridyl complex, [Cr(phen)2dppz] 3+ has been explored using nanosecond<br />

transient absorption and fluorescence lifetime measurements. The single crystal X-ray diffraction studies<br />

of the complex revealed two enantiomers, which were successfully separated by means of size-exclusion<br />

chromatography. The interactions of these enantiomers with DNA was investigated by emission and optical<br />

spectroscopy, including thermal denaturation experiments and circular dichroism studies.<br />

References:<br />

[1] J. G. Vos, J. M. Kelly; Dalton Trans., 2006, 4869 - 48<strong>83</strong>.<br />

[2] N. A. P. Kane-Maguire, J. F. Wheeler; Coord. Chem. Rev., 2001, 145 - 162.<br />

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