Compounds of Formula (I) are described, in which: R1 to R6 are each, independently, selected from H, Z1-PEG and Z2-A-Mn+; Z1 and Z2 are each, independently, a
linker; A is selected from the group consisting of a
carboxylate group, a hydroxymate group, or a hydrazine group (C(O)NH-NH2); Mn+ is a
metal ion selected from Zn2+, Sn2+, Cu2+, Cu+, Cd2+, Cr2+, Cr3+, Pt2+, Pt4+, Ni2+ Pb2+, Pd, Ru2+, Rd, Au+, Au3+ Ag+, Mn2+, Hg2+, Co+, Co2+, Co3+ Fe2+, or Fe3+ in which the
metal ion is coordinated to one of more ligands to complete its coordination sphere; P+ designates the charge on the complex
ion which may be positive, negative, or absent; and B is a
counterion; in which one of R1 and R2 is one of Z1-PEG and Z2-A-Mn+ and one of R3, R4, R5, or R6 is another of Z1-PEG and Z2-A-Mn+.