Publications by authors named "Abigail L Pierce"
Article Synopsis
- Researchers investigated protic ruthenium complexes with dihydroxybipyridine (dhbp) ligands and spectator ligands (like bpy and phen) to evaluate their effectiveness against cancer cells and their luminescent properties.
- The study focuses on 16 complexes derived from two protonation states (acidic and deprotonated), including new complexes that were synthesized and characterized through spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography.
- Key findings show that certain complexes can be activated by light to exhibit photocytotoxicity, with specific complex characteristics such as longer luminescent lifetimes correlating with improved effectiveness against cancer cells.
