The synthesis and characterisation of a small series tethered ruthenium(II) ?6-arene complexes is described, where single benzylic substituent examined as route to enforcing chirality at the metal centre upon ligation bidentate ligand. application these catalysts in asymmetric transfer hydrogenation ketones with moderate enantioselectivities confirming validity approach.

The introduction of steric bulk to the bidentate ligand in [Ru(tpy)(bpy)(py)](2+) (1; tpy = 2,2':2',6″-terpyridine; bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; py = pyridine) to provide [Ru(tpy)(Me2bpy)(py)](2+) (2; Me2bpy = 6,6'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine) and [Ru(tpy)(biq)(py)](2+) (3; biq = 2,2'-biquinoline) facilitates photoinduced dissociation of pyridine with visible light. Upon irradiation of 2 and 3 in CH3CN ...

A mixed ligand Cd(II) complex [Cd(IsoPht)(TEA)H2O]·3H2O was synthesized for the first time by using isophthalic acid (H2IsoPht) and tetradentate triethanolamine (TEA) characterized X-ray single-crystal diffraction, FT-IR, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). This novel crystallizes in triclinic system with P-1 space group distorted monocapped trigonal prismatic geometry. The has seven coordinates ...

1,1,1,2,2,4,4,5,5,5-Decafluoro-3-phenyl-3-pentanol was prepared by a Cannizzaro-type disproportionation reaction, and the dimetallated compound was used as a bidentate ligand, which is bulkier than the Martin ligand (1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-phenyl-2-propanol). A P-H spirophosphorane was synthesized by utilizing the new bidentate ligand, and the structure of the product was essentially the same...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Yb(4)Zn(4)(C(4)H(5)O(2))(20)(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)(H(2)O)(4)], contains half of a centrosymmetric octa-nuclear mol-ecule in which each Zn(II) ion is four-coordinated by three O atoms from three 2-methyl-prop-2-enoate (L) ligands and one N atom from a 4,4'-bipyridine (bipy) ligand in a distorted pyramidal geometry. The two independent Yb(III) ions, each co...

The diastereoselective formation of a meso-dinuclear Ru(ii) complex of a novel bis-bidentate ligand is reported along with its electrochemical and photophysical properties. The design of the ligand, with its parallel coordination vectors, induces a diastereoselectivity of 1 : 13 : 1 [ΛΛ : (ΛΔ or ΔΛ) : ΔΔ] for the dinuclear complex.

In the title complex, [NiCl(2)(C(27)H(27)NP(2))], the Ni(2+) ion is coordinated by two chloride ions and two P atoms of the bidentate N,N-bis-(diphenyl-phosphan-yl)propyl ligand to generate a strongly distorted cis-NiCl(2)P(2) square-planar geometry for the metal ion. A NiP(2)N rhombus occurs within the chelating ligand.

Exploiting self-assembly systems with biological building blocks is of significant interest in the fabrication of advanced biomaterials. We assessed the potential use of site-specific ligand labeling of protein building blocks in designing functional protein self-assemblies by combining site-specifically biotinylated bacterial alkaline phosphatase (as a bidentate or tetradentate ligand unit) an...

Ruthenium(ii) complexes of PQQTME, a trimethyl ester derivative of redox-active PQQ (pyrroloquinolinequinone), were prepared using a tridentate ligand, 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (terpy) as an auxiliary ligand. The characterization of the complexes was performed by spectroscopic methods, X-ray crystallography, and electrochemical measurements. In one complex, the pyridine site of PQQTME binds to t...

A rigid dinitrile ligand was synthesized from two xanthene units condensed to a naphthalene-1,4,5,8diimide spacer. The rigidity and C shape of the ligand gave exclusively trans complexes with Pd(II), Ag(I), and Au(I). Evidence for complexation, coordination geometry, and stoichiometry was provided by a combination of 1H NMR, 19F NMR, and IR spectroscopy. The AuBF4 and PdCl2 complexes were shown...