Photo-uncaging a Ru(ii) intercalator via photodecomposition of a bridged Mn(i) photoCORM†
Abstract
A Ru(II) intercalating complex capped with a Mn(I) photoCORM allows for a new mode of DNA intercalator delivery. The steric bulk of the Mn(I) photoCORM inhibits intercalation in the dark, and visible light irradiation (470 nm) dissociates the photoCORM, allowing for DNA intercalation of the Ru(II) complex.