The coordination chemistry of tin porphyrin complexes

Boron calixphyrin complexes: exploring the coordination chemistry of a BODIPY/porphyrin hybrid.

Boron complexes of calix[4]phyrins (1.1.1.1) were prepared by reacting the free-base ligands with BF3·Et2O. The reaction conditions can be efficiently tailored to produce mono- or di-boron calixphyrins. Mono-BF2 calixphyrins with boron coordinating to either the dipyrrin, BF2[H(Calix)], or dipyrromethane, BF2[H(Calix)] and BF2[H2(Calix)]+, bonding sites were isolated. The dipyrromethane isomer,...

Recent developments in the coordination chemistry of porphyrin complexes containing non-metallic and semi- metallic elements

The tremendous potential for the manifold applications of porphyrins, porphyrazines, and phthalocyanines derives from their photophysical and electrochemical properties, their remarkable stability, and their predictable and rigid structure. These applications include nonlinear optics, catalysts, sensors, actuators, molecular sieves, and therapeutics. All of these properties are modulated by app...

Coordination Chemistry of Palladium(II) Ternary Complexes with Relevant Biomolecules

Cisplatin, cis-Diamminedichloroplatinum (II), is one of the most effective anticancer agents (Rosenberg, 1969). It has demonstrated a remarkable chemotherapeutic potential in a large variety of human solid cancers, such as, testicular, ovarian, bladder, lung and stomach carcinomas (Wong and Giandomenico, 1999; Guo and Sadler, 2000). The successful use of platinum (II) complexes as potent antica...

Quo vadis porphyrin chemistry?

This review summarizes recent developments in the area of porphyrin chemistry in the direction of biological applications. Novel synthetic methodologies are reviewed for porphyrin synthesis, porphyrin analog synthesis, stable porphyrinogens -- calixpyrroles, expanded porphyrins. Unique biological properties of those compounds are desribed with focus on photodynamic therapy (PDT) and molecular r...

Chemistry of the Terminal Pnictogen Complexes of Lead, Tin and Germanium