Table 4.

Emission properties of representative ruthenium^II mononuclear complexes.

Complex	λem/nm CH3CN	τ/ns CH3CN deaerated	λem/nm H2O	τ/ns H2O deaerated
[Ru(bpy)3]2+ [88]	620	855	626	630
[Ru(phen)3]2+ [153]	604	460	604	920
[Ru(bpy)2(DPPZ)]2+ [107]	631	750	---	---
[Ru(phen)2(DPPZ)]2+ [95]	607	663	---	---
[Ru(bpy)2(dpqp)]2+ [107]	618	921	617	582
[Ru(TAP)2(DPPZ)]2+ [115]	621		636	1090
[Ru(phen)2(TPPHZ)]2+ [137]	625	1250
[Ru(phen)2(TPAC)]2+ [111]	608	253	613	839
[Ru(TAP)2(TPAC)]2+ [111]	624	1127	640	952
[Ru(phen)2(HAT)]2+ [151]	696	776	732	137
[Ru(phen)2(PHEHAT)]2+ [151]	662	262	---	---
[Ru(phen)2(HATPHE]2+ [151]	692	666	730	130