Research
We develop luminescent systems, constituted mainly by organometallic molecules (in general Au and Pt) and we analyze their potential aggregation process in different environments and the effect of this aggregation on their resulting luminescence and photophysical pathways).
In the recent years, we are doing great efforts to work with water-soluble systems or how aqueous media plays a direct role on the different aggregation and luminescent patterns.
Some research is also being developed in the frontier between supramolecular chemistry and nanomaterials by the synthesis of hybrid systems constituted by the assemblies between nanoparticles and organometallic supramolecular aggregates.
Applications of all of the systems as highly luminescent materials, sensors, solvatochromism, hydrogen production, nanomaterials and biological properties are under study.
Members
Coordinator
Dr. Laura Rodríguez Raurell (Full Professor)
Other members
Dr. Montserrat Ferrer (Associate Professor)
Dr. Inmaculada Angurell (Assistant Professor)
Francisco Javier Caparrós (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Andrea Pinto (PhD Student)
Ariadna Lázaro (PhD Student)
Selected Publications
Luminescent Pt(II) and Pt(IV) Platinacycles with Anticancer Activity Against Multiplatinum-Resistant Metastatic CRC and CRPC Cell Models. A. Lázaro, C. Balcells, J. Quirante, J. Badia, L. Baldomá, J. S. Ward, K. Rissanen, M. Font-Bardia, L. Rodríguez, M. Crespo, M. Cascante, Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 1947-1952.
Deactivation Routes in Gold(I) Polypyridyl Complexes: Internal Conversion Vs Fast Intersystem Crossing. E. Aguiló, A.J. Moro, M. Outis, J. Pina, D. Sarmento, J. S. Seixas de Melo, L. Rodríguez, J.C. Lima, Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 13423-13430.
The Important Role of the Nuclearity, Rigidity, and Solubility of Phosphane Ligands in the Biological Activity of Gold(I) Complexes. N. Svahn, A.J. Moro, C. Roma-Rodrigues, R. Puttreddy, K. Rissanen, P.V. Baptista, A.R. Fernandes, J.C. Lima, L. Rodríguez, Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 14654-14667.
Exploiting Metallophilicity for the Assembly of Inorganic Nanocrystals and Conjugated Organic Molecules. M. Dalmases, E. Aguiló, J. Llorca, L. Rodríguez, A. Figuerola, ChemPhysChem 2016, 17, 2190-2196.
A luminescent hydrogel based on a new Au(I) complex. R. Gavara, J. Llorca, J.C. Lima, L. Rodríguez, Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 72-74.