Mechanical grinding of the ClO4(-) salt of [Pt(H4tg-S)(terpy)](+) (H5tg = 1-thio-β-D-glucose, terpy = 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine), newly prepared from [PtCl(terpy)](+) and H4tg(-), caused its emission band at 630 nm to shift to 667 nm, while such mechanochromism was not observed for the PF6(-) salt that shows an emission band at 670 nm.

A novel phosphorus(V) porphyrin bearing two ptp[4'-(4-phenyloxy)-2,2'ratio6',2''-terpyridine] groups was prepared and modulation of the intramolecular PET (lambda(ex)= 566 nm) and PET --> EET (lambda(ex)= 300 nm) processes was studied from ptp to phosphorus(V) porphyrin by Zn2+ or Cd2+ ions.

Thermal activation of terpyridine in the presence of an unsaturated Ir(III) fragment stabilized by a hydrotris(pyrazolyl) borate ligand gives rise to mononuclear complex and binuclear , in which the polypyridine behaves, respectively, as a mono- or a bi-dentate N-heterocyclic carbene.

A series of novel, dinuclear (2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)platinum(ii) complexes containing bis(thioalkyl)-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(12)(carborane) ligands were prepared and characterised, and their preliminary anti-cancer characteristics have been determined in vitro; the complexes are the first examples of bis-intercalator complexes containing a boron-rich carborane cage.

Rational design and synthesis of a new low molecular weight gelator (LMWG) having 9,10-diphenylanthracene core and terminal terpyridine is reported. Tb(III) and Eu(III) ion coordination to a LMWG results in green and pink emissive coordination polymer gels, respectively, with coiled nanofiber morphology. Further, control over stoichiometry of LMWG:Tb(III):Eu(III) leads to yellow and white light...

The central pyridine ring of the 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine fragment of the title compound, C(29)H(29)N(3)O(6), forms dihedral angles of 5.2 (5), 10.1 (5) and 86.0 (6)°, respectively, with the two outer pyridine rings and the benzene ring of the benzo-15-crown-5 fragment.

Terpyridine/benzofurazan conjugation results in a new hybrid fluorophore of the colorimetric sensing ability for Fe(2+) and fluorimetric sensing ability for XII group cations. The improved emission properties and cell imaging ability imply it is a suitable platform to construct a fluorescent sensor for metal imaging in biological systems.

The bi-functional complex [Pt(II)(terpy)(py-naphth)](NO3)2(), incorporating both 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine and 4-N,N'-dimethylamino-1,8-naphthalimide moieties, displays a high binding affinity for DNA as well as displaying cytotoxicity towards and inducing apoptosis in malignant cell lines.

This report describes systems which combine the structural and reactive motifs of a dinucleating terpyridine-aminomethylpyridine ligand, L, with the coordination preferences and flexibilities of particular divalent metal ions to form a series of closely related box structures in a deliberate fashion. The ligand also produces unprecedented decanickel wheel complexes. Halogen to aromatic hydrogen...

A Ru complex-incorporated Ti-based MOF (Ti-MOF-Ru(tpy)2) has been synthesised by using a bis(4'-(4-carboxyphenyl)-terpyridine)Ru(ii) complex (Ru(tpy)2) as an organic linker. Ti-MOF-Ru(tpy)2 promotes photocatalytic hydrogen production from water containing a sacrificial electron donor under visible-light irradiation up to 620 nm.