Luminescent, mixed metal d-f complexes have the potential to be used for dual (magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and luminescence) in vivo imaging. Here, we present dinuclear and trinuclear d-f complexes, comprising a rigid framework linking a luminescent Ir center to one (Ir·Ln) or two (Ir·Ln2) lanthanide metal centers (where Ln = Eu(III) and Gd(III), respectively). A range of physical, spectro...

A series of Pt(ii) complexes containing silole-based ligands with diphenylphosphino groups terminally bound to a conjugated organic linker unit coordinated to the silole ring in the 2- or 2,5-positions, 1,1-dimethyl-2-(5'-diphenylphosphino-2'-thienyl)-3,4-diphenylsilole (4), 1,1-dimethyl-2,5-bis(5'-diphenylphosphino-2'-thienyl)-3,4-diphenylsilole (5), and 1,1-dimethyl-2,5-bis(4'-diphenylphosphi...

In an approach to design drugs with higher affinity for π-π stacking and electrostatic interactions with targeted biomolecules, complexes of the type [{cis-Pt(A)2 (L)}2 -μ-{trans-1,4-dach}](NO3 )4 ((A)2 =(NH3 )2 or ethylenediamine (en), L=quinoline (quin) or benzothiazole (bztz), dach=trans-1,4-diaminocyclohexane) were synthesized. The quinoline complex, [{cis-Pt(en)(quin)}2 -μ-(dach)](NO3 )4 (...

Three neodymium complexes Nd(TTA)3(DMSO)2 (1, TTA = 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone), Nd2(BDT)3(DMSO)6 (2, BDT = bis(4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-dioxobutyl)thiophene) and Nd2(BTT)3(DMSO)4 (3, BTT = bis(4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-dioxobutyl)(2,2'-bithiophene)) constructed from three thiophene-based β-diketonate ligands, were prepared for the purpose of building the relationships between the structures, energy levels...

The ring-chain tautomerism of 2-(3-tosyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazolin-2-yl)quinolin-8-ol (H(2)L(ring)) has been exploited to produce mononuclear complexes or, alternatively, dinuclear complexes, as desired, by varying the stoichiometry of the ligand. Cu(2+) and Zn(2+) stabilise the ring tautomeric form of the ligand in their mononuclear complexes M(HL(ring))(2). The structural characterisation ...

Two tetradentate ligands 1,2-bis[2-((dimethylamino)methyl)-6-pyridyl]ethane (L1) and 1,2-bis[2-(N-piperidinomethyl)-6-pyridyl]ethane (L2) and a hexadentate ligand 1,2-bis(2-((methyl(pyridylmethyl)amino)methyl)-6-pyridyl)ethane (L3) were prepared as part of a series of new polypyridine ligands possessing a 1,2-bis(2-pyridyl)ethane common moiety. L1 and L2 form mononuclear Cu(II) complexes [Cu(L)...

Two novel symmetrical bis!tetradentate Schi} base ligands\ H1L and H3L\ have been prepared from the condensation of N\N?!bis"2!aminopropyl#oxamide with pyridine!1!carbaldehyde and pyrrol!1!car! baldehyde\ respectively[ The ligands react with copper"II# nitrate in basic medium to yield the dinuclear complexes ðCu1LŁ"NO2#1 and ðCu1LŁ[ ðCu1LŁ"NO2#1 reacts with sodium azide to yield the neutral din...

Chloro-magnesium complexes of divergent tetradentate-monoanionic {ONNN}-type ligands which formed as either mononuclear or dinuclear complexes are reported. These complexes catalyze the ringopening polymerization of lactide with high activity and in a living manner, and enable the synthesis of well-defined stereo-diblock copolymers with Mn > 200 kDa, as well as stereo-n-block copolymers (n 1⁄4 ...

-A synthetic investi :ation ofcopper(II) ibuprofenate (lbup) addition compounds with 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy), 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) and 2,9-dimethyl-l,10-phenanthroline (dmph) has led to the isolation of dinuclear adducts of the forms [Cu(Ibup)2(bpy)]z'4H20 (1) and [Cu(Ibup)2(phen)]2 (2) and a mononuclear adduct Cu(lbup)2(dmph) (3). Spectroscopic data for adducts 1 and 2 are consistent with ...

Direct zincation of ferrocene and ruthenocene by the synergic base [PMDETA x K(mu-TMP)(mu-Me)Zn(Me)] produces the monozincated complexes [{PMDETA x K(mu-Me)(2)Zn(Fc)}(infinity)] and [{PMDETA x K(mu-Me)(2)Zn(Rc)}(2)], respectively, having similar monomeric (dinuclear) units but aggregating supramolecularly in very different polymeric and dimeric forms.