The spontaneous self-organization of matters has always been one of the most fascinating
wonders in the world. Self-assembly refers to “the autonomous organization of components …

Molecular transition-metal–ligand complexes are emerging as useful paradigms in materials
science. Transition metal complexes have diverse metal d electron configurations, oxidation …

In recent years a blossoming interest in the synthesis, photophysics and application of
phosphorescent Pt (II) complexes, particularly on their uses in bioimaging, photocatalysis …

Room-temperature phosphorescent materials that emit light in the visible (red, green, and
blue; from 400 to 700 nm) have been a major focus of research and development during the …

Amongst the areas of supramolecular chemistry, low molecular weight gelators
(supramolecular gels) have been considered to be one of the most interesting soft and smart …

Our desire to understand how the individual molecules that make up cells organize, interact,
and communicate to form living systems has led to the burgeoning field of chemical biology …

This highlight focuses on various luminescent complexes with different transition metal
centres of d6, d8 and d10 electronic configurations. Through the systematic study on the …

This review will cover the developments in the chemistry of phenanthroline-based ligands in
the last 10–15 years. 1, 10-Phenanthroline (phen) is a classic ligand in coordination …

Complexes of platinum (II) with polypyridine (that is, the multidentate ligands related to
pyridine, such as bipyridine or terpyridine) have rich photophysical properties. These …

Among various phosphorescent metal complexes, the spectroscopic and luminescence
properties of d 8 transition metal complexes have increasingly attracted much attention. In …