Two water soluble 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine derivatives (TPYOH and O3TPY) with a di(hydroxyethyl)amino or a long (2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy)benzyl group, respectively, were designed and synthesized. The two terpyridine ligands and their Zn(ii) complexes display strong one-photon fluorescence. An unusually large solvatochromism effect in ethanol and water was found, which was ascribed to their int...

A symmetric complex [NiL2(H2O)2]Cl2, where L = 2-picolylamine was synthesized and characterized by spectroscopic and structural methods. Single crystal X-ray studies reveal that the Ni(II) center located in a pseudo-octahedral N4O2 environment with bidentate ligands L positioned in basal and two water molecules in the apical position. The complex is solvatochromic, ionochromic and thermochromic...

A series of mesoionic 1,3-thiazolium-4-aminides was synthesized starting from thioamides and chloroacetonitrile via cyanomethylbenzimidothioates which were cyclized by benzoylchloride. Depending on the reaction conditions 4-amino-1,3-thiazolium salts 4-N-benzamido-1,3-thiazolium obtained (X-ray structure analysis). Substitution amino groups with benzoyl chloride gave a title compounds analysis)...