While dipyrrin-boron complexes (BODIPYs) and their derivatives have attracted much attention, dipyrrin-based metal complexes recently appeared as a novel luminescent material. So far, dipyrrin-metal complexes have been regarded as non-luminescent or weakly luminescent. Interestingly, introduction of steric hindrance at the meso-position and the development of heteroleptic complexes with proper frontier orbital ordering are two recent strategies that have been developed to improve their luminescent ability. Compared with BODIPYs, one of the distinctive advantages of dipyrrin-metal complexes is that they can form a series of self-assembled supramolecules and polymer assemblies via facile coordination reactions. In recent times, several supramolecular, coordination polymers and Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) have been developed, e.g. by spontaneous coordination reactions between dipyrrin ligands and metal ions. As a novel luminescent material, dipyrrin-metal complexes have been applied in many fields. This review article summarizes recent developments in dipyrrin-metal complexes from the viewpoint of the improvement of luminescent ability, the formation of supramolecular and coordination polymers and their potential applications.

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基于双吡啶的金属配合物的最新发展：自组装纳米结构和材料应用

虽然联吡啶-硼配合物 (BODIPYs) 及其衍生物引起了广泛关注，但基于联吡啶的金属配合物最近作为一种新型发光材料出现。到目前为止，联吡啶-金属配合物被认为是不发光或弱发光的。有趣的是，空间位阻的引入中观-位置和具有适当前沿轨道排序的杂配配合物的发展是最近为提高其发光能力而开发的两种策略。与 BODIPYs 相比，联吡啶金属配合物的一个显着优势是它们可以形成一系列自组装的超分子和聚合物组装体通过容易的配位反应。近年来，已经开发了几种超分子配位聚合物和金属有机框架（MOF），e.G.通过联吡啶配体和金属离子之间的自发配位反应。联吡啶金属配合物作为一种新型发光材料，已在诸多领域得到应用。这篇综述文章从提高发光能力、超分子和配位聚合物的形成及其潜在应用的角度总结了联吡啶金属配合物的最新进展。