Luminescent molecular wires with 2,5-thiophenediyl spacers linking {Ru(terpy)2} units ... Edwin C. Constable,*a Catherine E. Housecroft,a Emma R. Schofield,a Susana Encinas,b Nicola Armaroli,b Francesco Barigelletti,*b Lucia Flamigni,*b Egbert Figgemeierc and Johannes G. Vosc a Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Spitalstrasse 51, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland. E-mail: constable@ubaclu.unibas.ch b Istituto FRAE-CNR, Via P. Gobetti 101, I-40129 ...