Novel ruthenium and iridium complexes of N-substituted carbazole as triplet photosensitisers

Novel mono- and di-nuclear Ru(II) and Ir(III) complexes, bearing a modified carbazole moiety are synthesised. In comparison to their mononuclear analogues, the homonuclear diatomic complexes (RuCRu and IrCIr), in which the carbazole containing-ligand functions as a bridge, display increased absorbance in the visible region, and give rise to higher singlet oxygen quantum yields.