Re(L)(CO)3Cl complexes (where L is 1,10-phenanthroline, 2,2′-bipyridine, or a phenanthroline or bipyridine derivative containing methyl groups) are photoluminescent in fluid solution at room temperature. In acetonitrile solutions, these complexes display one chemically reversible one-electron reduction process and one chemically irreversible oxidation process. λmax for the luminescence is depen...
