Synthetic Strategies for Variably Substituted Ruthenium-Imidazophenanthrolinium Complexes

Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Sven Rau at Ulm University, Germany. The cover image shows that changing the substituents on a photocatalyst without influencing its photophysical properties is possible. The synthetic chemistry within this field is very challenging, as we have to combine numerous functionalities such as light absorption, directional electron transfer, and homogeneous catalysis in one supramolecular catalyst... Read more about the story behind the cover in the Cover Profile and about the research itself on p. 750 ff.