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. 2016 Apr 5;7(7):4016–4023. doi: 10.1039/c5sc03796d

Scheme 1. Proposed molecular mechanism for delivering the cell-impermeable DNA ‘light-switching’ Ru(ii) complexes by PCP into the nucleus in live cells, by forming lipophilic and relatively stable ion-pair complexes via a passive diffusion mechanism.

Scheme 1