Illuminating results: Activation of non-emissive [AuIII(N N N)(NHC)]+ complexes (such as 1) through reduction by intracellular glutathione gives active AuI–NHC complexes, which show promising anti-cancer properties, accompanied by release of the highly fluorescent ligand. The high fluorescence “switch-on” efficiency makes these AuIII complexes excellent probes for cellular thiol detection.
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