A simple zinc(ii) complex that features multi-functional luminochromism induced by reversible ligand dissociation

• DOI: 10.1039/c6cc10190a
• Publication Date: 2017-02-01T08:53:42Z
• Authors: Takamasa Tsukamoto; Risa Aoki; Ryota Sakamoto; Ryojun Toyoda; Masaki Shimada; Yohei Hattori; Mizuki Asaoka; Yasutaka Kitagawa; Eiji Nishibori; Masayoshi Nakano; Hiroshi Nishihara
• Keywords: 13. Climate action; 540; 7. Clean energy; 01 natural sciences; 3. Good health; 0104 chemical sciences

The authors create a zinc(ii) complex featuring simple chemical structure but multi-functional luminochromism. Reversible dissociation/association between the zinc center and terpyridine ligand plays key role in