%0 Journal Article %A Lemercier, Gilles %A Bonne, Adeline %A Four, Mickaël %A Lawson Daku, Latévi M. %T 3MLCT excited states in Ru(II) complexes: Reactivity and related two-photon absorption applications in the near-infrared spectral range %J Comptes Rendus Chimie %@ 1631-0748 %V 11 %N 6-7 %P 709-715 %D 2008 %K Ruthenium(II) complexes %K Polypyridyl ligands %K Two-photon absorption %K 3MLCT %K Dioxygen sensors %K Photodynamic therapy %R 10.1016/j.crci.2007.11.012 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crci.2007.11.012 %U http://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:3561 %X The synthesis and characterization of new 1,10-phenanthroline-based chromophores LT1, LT2 and LD1 featuring fluorene unit(s) are reported. Their absorption and emission as well as their two-photon absorption properties in the 450–650 nm spectral range are discussed in comparison with the parent 1,10-phenanthroline and already described ligands L1 and L2.