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Photoinduced Ba2+ release and thermal rebinding by an azacrown ether linked by an alkynyl pyridine to a (bpy)Re(CO)3 group
Lewis, Jared D.,Moore, John N.
, p. 2858 - 2859 (2003)
A novel complex in which an azacrown ether is linked by an alkynyl pyridine to a (bpy)Re(CO)3 group acts as a light-controlled ion switch: Ba2+ bound to the azacrown is released in ca. 10 ns on UV excitation, and rebinds thermally from bulk solution in ca. 1 μs.
