摘要

Luminescent properties of the supramolecular complex, [Re(bpy)(CO)(3){py-CH[CH(COOMe)(2)](2)}](+) (3, bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine), containing a novel ionophore precursor, py-CH[CH(COOMe)(2)](2) (1), with two adjacent dimethyl malonate moieties joined together by a pyridine substituted methylene bridge, are found to respond selectively to Ba2+ upon deprotonation of the two malonate moieties.