Luminescent Rhenium(I)-Polypyridine Complexes Appended with a Perylene Diimide or Benzoperylene Monoimide Moiety: Photophysics, Intracellular Sensing, and Photocytotoxic Activity.

Alex Man-Hei YipJustin ShumHua-Wei LiuHuipeng ZhouMeiqi JiaNiu NiuYongxin LiCong YuKenneth Kam-Wing Lo

Published in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2019)

This communication reports novel luminescent rhenium(I)-polypyridine complexes appended with a perylene diimide (PDI) or benzoperylene monoimide (BPMI) moiety through a non-conjugated linker. The photophysical and photochemical properties originating from the interactions of the metal polypyridine and perylene units were exploited to afford new cellular reagents with thiol-sensing capability and excellent photocytotoxic activity.

Keyphrases

quantum dots
sensitive detection
metal organic framework
photodynamic therapy
energy transfer
drug induced