Metal-directed Self-organization of Multifunctional Pyridyl Ligands:
Structural Diversity of 3d Metal Complexes
Karsten Gloe
Department of Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
karsten.gloe@chemie.tu-dresden.de
The coordination chemistry of multifunctional pyridyl ligands has been the focus of a
several investigations. One of the main areas of research relates to the self-assembly of their
metal complexes, and gaining an understanding of the factors that affect such processes
remains a challenge.
We have employed aryl-linked diimine ligand derivatives with 2-pyridyl or 3-pyridyl
substituents for the construction of a wide range of supramolecular structures [1-3]. Discrete,
macrocyclic and polymeric complexes of Mn(II), Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Ag(I) and
Hg(II) have been isolated. The architectures obtained and the different factors influencing the
self-assembly processes will be discussed in detail.
Co(II)
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J. Organomet. Chem. 2016, 804, in press.