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COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS
Volume 252, Issue 8-9, Pages 903-921Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2008.01.006
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metal-directed self-assembly; metallosupramolecular chemistry; luminescence; transition metal ions; energy transfer; electron transfer
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This review examines the metal-directed self-assembly of luminescent metallosupramolecular structures. A brief overview of the self-assembly process is followed by a discussion of the various types of assemblies based on the nuclearity of the luminophore: dinuclear, trinuclear, tetranuclear and higher nuclearity species. The final assemblies are discussed in light of their synthesis, their photophysical properties, and the role that the metal ion plays: (i) a purely structural role, or (ii) a structural and functional role. While some step-wise syntheses are mentioned, the majority of the polynuclear complexes presented herein are built up by a self-assembly process. Whenever possible, the potential applications of the luminescent metallosupramolecular assemblies are presented and discussed. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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