Reversible multistimuli-responsive vesicles formed by an amphiphilic cationic platinum(II) terpyridyl complex with a ferrocene unit in water

An amphiphilic cationic platinum(II) terpyridyl complex 1 with a redox ferrocene unit has been demonstrated to form well-defined vesicular architectures that could be disrupted and regenerated reversibly by multi-stimuli in water. The hydrophobic and hydrophilic alternation of 1 was achieved via modulating its intramolecular ILCT state to MLCT state.