Molecular Design of Novel Classes of Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes and Their Use in Sensing, Biolabeling, and Cell Imaging

The design and synthesis of a number of luminescent transition metal complexes will be described, and their rich photophysical properties will be examined. Upon the incorporation of various functionalities to the ancillary ligands, not only will their electronic absorption and emission properties be tuned, but also they may serve as optical and luminescent sensors for ions and molecules of biological interest and as reagents and probes for biolabeling and cell imaging