The Many Lives of [Ru(bpy)3]2+: A Historical Perspective [Ru(bpy)3]2+, tris(bipyridine)ruthenium(II), is a popular transition metal complex whose favorable photophysical properties have afforded it a central place in inorganic photochemistry and various rel...

If you are interested in a historical perspective on [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺, check out this recent article by Giorgio Scattolini, Andrea Rosichini and Nidhi Kaul: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Finally, we show where [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ has driven real-life applications from industrial photoredox catalysis to immunosensing, and where next-generation photosensitizers might take its role in the future.

We highlight how [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ still challenges our understanding of excited state relaxation, how it inspires new photochemical pathways from multiphoton to ball-milling photoredox chemistry, and how it enables complex function in dyads, biohybrids and polynuclear assemblies.

2026 marks 90 years of [Ru(bpy)₃]²⁺ which has undoubtedly shaped photochemistry since its inception. Celine Bourgois, @ludotroian.bsky.social and I took this opportunity to examine how this old system continues to fuel innovation in the field.

Check it out here:
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I really enjoyed my recent visit to UConn! Big thanks to Gaël Ung for hosting me and the warm welcome by the students and faculty.

I'm still amazed by the department's periodic table display with hundreds of samples. It really shows that chemistry is everywhere!

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A Near-Infrared-II Luminescent and Photoactive Vanadium(II) Complex with a 760 ns Excited State Lifetime Ruthenium and iridium are key components in the most important applications of photoactive complexes, namely, light-emitting devices, photocatalysis, bioimaging, biosensing, and photodynamic therapy. ...

Long-lived #excited states with non-precious transition metals? Check Alexandra’s paper on a polypyridine #vanadium complex. #luminescence and #photocatalysis in #water published in @jacs.acspublications.org
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.5c04471 #ChemSky

Happy to see our recent paper in Inorganic Chemistry highlighted as a cover!

We found that slight distortions of the ligand can lengthen or shorten the excited state lifetimes in group 6 carbonyl complexes.

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Very proud to see my first last-author paper published!

We report dramatic effects of a ligand backbone modification on 3MLCT lifetimes in Cr/Mo/W complexes. Read how we disentangle potential energy well flattening, conformations and self-quenching below!

@labheinze.bsky.social

Chiral light–matter interactions in solution-processable semiconductors - Nature Reviews Chemistry Endowing chirality onto solution-processable semiconductors unlocks new bounds for their spin and optoelectronic properties. This Review discusses the synthesis, properties, characterization methods, ...

Check out our latest review on Chiral Light-Matter Interactions in Solution-Processable Semiconductors, now out in 𝙉𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙮! @natrevchem.bsky.social
A huge team effort led by our @zacharyvanorman.bsky.social !

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Making Mo(0) a Competitive Alternative to Ir(III) in Phosphors and Photocatalysts

Just published in the Journal of the Americal Chemical Society

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Thank you for the list! Could you add me as well?

Hi Bryan, thank you for th initiative! Could you add me to the list as well?