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<strong>Photochemistry</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Photophysics</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Coordination</strong> <strong>Compounds</strong>: Ruthenium 197<br />

quantum yield, a goal which is missed by the formerly mentioned multichromophoric<br />

species, several Ru(II) chromophores having polypyridine lig<strong>and</strong>s<br />

able to feature extended electron delocalization in their structure have been<br />

prepared [441]. In this case, the improved photophysical properties are due to<br />

reduced Franck–Condon factors for radiationless decay, a consequence <strong>of</strong> extended<br />

delocalization <strong>of</strong> the emitting MLCT state [78, 157, 443–446]. A typical<br />

example is the compound 78 shown in Fig. 23 [445]. In 78, in spite <strong>of</strong> the quite<br />

low emission energy at room temperature (820 nm), a relatively long luminescence<br />

lifetime <strong>and</strong> high quantum yield are found (420 ns <strong>and</strong> about 0.01,<br />

respectively).<br />

Hydrogen-bonded or, generally, noncovalently linked supramolecular<br />

species exhibiting photoinduced electron <strong>and</strong>/or energy transfer have also<br />

been prepared to mimic natural systems (see, for example, 79–81) [447–452].<br />

Efficient intercomponent energy transfer through the noncovalently linked<br />

frameworks is usually obtained. However, in some cases the interest in the<br />

potential application <strong>of</strong> these systems is reduced by the small value <strong>of</strong> the<br />

association constants.

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