Heteroleptic metallosupramolecular complexes of bodipy dyes as energy transfer cassettes

Abstract

Bodipy dyes with integral phenanthroline and terpyridine units heteroleptically assemble in the presence of zinc(II) ions to form energy transfer cassettes. These discrete complexes exhibit an approach to modularly designed efficient energy transfer and light harvesting systems through metal ion coordination. © 2012 American Chemical Society.