“…The excitation and emission spectra of 1 – 3 are shown in Figure b,c. H 3 sba exhibits a weak emission peak at 455 nm and an intense emission peak at 545 nm . The free bpp ligand shows emission at 446 nm. , Upon excitation at 314, 312, and 310 nm, compounds 1 – 3 display luminescence emissions centered at 412, 420, and 407 nm, respectively, which are attributed to intraligand charge transfer of H 3 sba. , All of the emissions of 1 – 3 are significantly blue-shifted relative to that of free H 3 sba, which may be assigned to the coordination of metal ions to ligands. , …”