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Reshaping Ru Polypyridyl Photochemistry with Choline-Geranate (CAGE) Ionic Liquids

Marta Costa Verdugo,   Virginia Martinez-Martinez,   Laura Hernandez-Fernandez,   Francesca Re,   Elixabete Rezabal  and  Luca Salassa  

Abstract

Choline-geranate (CAGE) ionic liquids are emerging as powerful topical delivery media, yet their impact on the photochemistry of metal-based phototherapeutics remains unexplored. Here we show that CAGE ILs can substantially reshape the excited-state landscape of Ru polypyridyl complexes, promoting ligand photorelease in a prototypical PDT scaffold while preserving the expected behaviour of photo-labile and photo-inert analogues.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC02290A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Apr 2026
Accepted
16 Jun 2026
First published
23 Jun 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript

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Reshaping Ru Polypyridyl Photochemistry with Choline-Geranate (CAGE) Ionic Liquids

M. Costa Verdugo, V. Martinez-Martinez, L. Hernandez-Fernandez, F. Re, E. Rezabal and L. Salassa, Chem. Commun., 2026, Accepted Manuscript , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC02290A

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