New and interesting properties can be obtained from macromolecular architectures functionalized with supramolecular moieties, particularly metal-ligand complexes. Self-assembly, based on the selective control of noncovalent interactions, guides the creation of hierarchically ordered materials providing access to novel structures and new properties. This field has expanded significantly in the l...

Spectroscopic and electrochemical characterizations of ferrocene- and biferrocene-functionalized terpyridine octanethiolate monolayer-protected clusters were investigated and reported. The electrochemical measurements of Ru2+ coordinated with 4'-ferrocenyl-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine and 4'-biferrocenyl-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine complexes were dominated by the Ru2+/Ru3+ redox couple (E(1/2) at appr...

Terpyridine thiol functionalized FePt and Au NPs were self-assembled and cross-linked at the liquid-liquid interfaces using Fe(II) metal ion. Complexation of terpyridine with Fe(II) metal ion leads to NP network and affords stable membranes and colloidal shells at the liquid-liquid interfaces.

Helical nano-ribbons with a large aspect ratio were obtained through the self-assembly of an achiral amphiphile. The symmetry breaking is attributed to the orderly but twisted stacking of terpyridine groups. In addition, the morphology of the assemblies can be tuned by the coordination between terpyridine and Zn(2+) ion.

The ligands 4′-{4-(N,N-diethylaminophenyl)}-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (1) and 4′{4-(N,N-diphenylaminophenyl)}-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (2) were prepared characterized, including the single crystal structure of 2. Along with their 4,2′:6′,4″-terpyridine isomers, 3 4, 1 2 reacted Co(NCS)2 under conditions growth by layering, using solvent mixtures MeOH CHCl3. structures [Co(NCS)2(1)]n·0.8nCHCl3, [Co(N...

We report the preparation and characterization of 4′-([1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (1), 4′-(4′-fluoro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (2), 4′-(4′-chloro-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (3), 4′-(4′-bromo-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (4), 4′-(4′-methyl-[1,1′-biphenyl]-4-yl)-3,2′:6′,3″-terpyridine (5), their reactions with copper(II) acetat...

The synthesis of a terpyridine-guanosine ligand and its reaction with copper(II) to yield a new [2 + 2] metallo-rectangle is reported. The metallo-rectangle was characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and the structure showed significant intramolecular π-π stacking interactions between the two terpyridine moieties of the molecule. This prompted us to investigate the magnetic propertie...

Great efforts have been made to develop fluorescent probes for pyrophosphate (PPi) detection. Nucleus staining with fluorescence microscopy has been also widely investigated. But fluorescent probes for PPi detection with high sensitivity in water medium and nucleus staining with low-cost non-precious metal complexes in living cells are still challenging. Herein, we report simple terpyridine-Zn(...

By utilizing different coordination properties of a lanthanide ion and a transition metal ion, a heterometallo-supramolecular polymer with Eu(III) and Fe(II) ions introduced alternately (polyEuFe) was precisely prepared via stepwise complexation of the metal ions to a new unsymmetrical ligand with both a dicarboxylate-substituted terpyridine and an unsubstituted terpyridine. The polymer showed ...

A terpyridine ruthenium (II) complex containing a substituted and an unsubstituted terpyridine ligand was synthesized, and its luminescence properties were studied in a solid-state single-layer light-emitting electrochemical cell. The obtained devices emitted light of a very deep red color (CIE, x = 0.717 y = 0.282) at low external applied bias. It is the first example of an electroluminescence...