Our recent achievements relating to photofunctional molecules are addressed. Section 1 discloses a new concept of photoisomerization. Pyridylpyrimidine-copper complexes undergo a ring inversion that can be modulated by the redox state of the copper center. In combination with an intermolecular photoelectron transfer (PET) initiated by the metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) transition of the...

We have designed and synthesized heteroleptic Ru(ii) complexes with a pyridine-benzimidazole ligand (PYBI) for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications. The PYBI ligand has major advantages by having the flexibility to introduce appropriate substituents at the four readily available positions through molecular engineering () compared to other ancillary bipyridyl-based ligands. We have subs...

Luminescent heteroleptic Cu(I) complexes based on asymmetrical iminephosphine ligands exhibit improved electrochemical and photochemical stability as compared to the analogous complexes based on traditional diimine or diphosphine ligands.

New homoleptic and heteroleptic zinc(ii)-containing liquid metal salts with N-alkylimidazole (AlkIm) ligands and bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide (Tf2N(-)) anions are described. The general formulae of the complexes are [Zn(AlkIm)6][Tf2N]2 and [Zn(AlkIm)6-x(AlkIm')x][Tf2N]2. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed that, in the solid state, the cations consist of octahedral zinc(ii) centres. ...

The self-assembly of an equilateral triangle that is both heterobimetallic and heteroleptic, its metal exchange to a homometallic triangle and further ligand exchange (= edge of the triangle) were elaborated.

The heteroleptic magnesium alkyl complex [CH{C(Me)NAr}(2)Mg(n)Bu] (Ar = 2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3)) is reported as a highly efficient pre-catalyst for the hydroboration of aldehydes and ketones with pinacolborane.

The synthesis of hexakis-terpyridine and an expedient approach to its dynamic hexakis-heteroleptic complexes are elaborated, the latter being readily accessible precursors for the construction of technomimetic molecular spoked wheels.

An unprecedented trinuclear heteroleptic Ag(I) complex was isolated using a stable multidentate 2,4,6-tris(2-pyrimidyl)-1,3,5-triazine (TPymT) ligand. The obtained compound is an efficient catalyst for the direct aziridination of terminal olefins.

Heteroleptic bis(dipyrrinato)copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes are synthesized. Their structures are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis, and their properties are investigated by using cyclic voltammetry, chronocoulometry, and UV/vis absorption spectroscopy.

Strongly σ-donating N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have revived research interest in the catalytic chemistry of iron, and are now also starting to bring the photochemistry and photophysics of this abundant element into a new era. In this work, a heteroleptic Fe(II) complex (1) was synthesized based on sequentially furnishing the Fe(II) center with the benchmark 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) ligand and ...