Application of deuteriation to determine the location of the emitting state in mixed-ligand RuII polypyridyl complexes
Abstract
The location of the emitting triplet state in heteroleptic RuII polypyridyl complexes has been determined by a new method using deuteriated ligands and emission-lifetime measurements, and a new single-step, high yield synthesis of perdeuteriated 2,2′-bipyridyl has been developed.