Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds
Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds
Photochemistry and Photophysics of Coordination Compounds
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216 M.T. Indelli et al.<br />
Rh(III) polypyridine complexes as intercalators for DNA. In this role, they have proven<br />
to be very versatile, being used for direct str<strong>and</strong> photocleavage marking the site <strong>of</strong> intercalation,<br />
to induce long-distance photochemical damage or dimer repair, or to act as<br />
electron acceptors in long-range electron transfer processes.<br />
Keywords DNA intercalators · Electron transfer · <strong>Photophysics</strong> ·<br />
Polynuclear complexes · Rhodium<br />
Abbreviations<br />
bpy 2,2 ′ -bipyridine<br />
bzq Benzo(h)-quinoline<br />
chrysi 5,6-chrysenequinone diimine<br />
dpb 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)benzoquinoxaline<br />
DPB 4,4 ′ -diphenylbipyridine<br />
dpp 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine<br />
dppz dipyridophenazine<br />
dpq 2,3-bis(2-pyridyl)quinoxaline<br />
HAT 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene<br />
Me2bpy 4,4 ′ -dimethyl-2,2 ′ -bipyridine<br />
Me2phen 4,7-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline<br />
Me2trien diamino-4,7-diazadecane<br />
ox Oxalato<br />
phen 1,10-phenanthroline<br />
phi 9,10-phenanthrenequinonediimine<br />
PPh3 triphenylphosphine<br />
ppy 2-phenylpyridine,<br />
TAP 1,4,5,8-tetraazaphenanthrene<br />
thpy 2-(2-thienyl)-pyridine<br />
tpy 2,2 ′ :6 ′ ,2 ′′ -terpyridine<br />
1<br />
Introduction<br />
Although not as popular as other transition metals, e.g., ruthenium, rhodium<br />
has received considerable attention in the field <strong>of</strong> inorganic photochemistry.<br />
Few specific reviews on rhodium photochemistry are available, however. The<br />
literature preceding 1970 was reviewed in the classical book <strong>of</strong> Carassiti <strong>and</strong><br />
Balzani [1]. The photochemistry <strong>of</strong> polypyridine metal complexes, including<br />
those <strong>of</strong> rhodium, has been reviewed by Kalyanasundaram in 1992 [2]. Several<br />
rhodium-containing species are considered in the extensive review written in<br />
1996 by Balzani <strong>and</strong> coworkers on luminescent <strong>and</strong> redox active polynuclear<br />
complexes [3]. A number <strong>of</strong> photochemical investigations are included in the<br />
1997 review article <strong>of</strong> Hannon on rhodium complexes [4]. Rhodium complexes<br />
are included in more recent reviews dealing with photoinduced processes in<br />
covalently linked systems containing metal complexes [5, 6].