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Editorial Board Members’ Collection Series in “Featuring Ligands and Their Applications in Coordination Chemistry”

A special issue of Inorganics (ISSN 2304-6740). This special issue belongs to the section "Coordination Chemistry".

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Ligands are at the core of both coordination and organometallic chemistry. They provide the proper environment, both steric and electronic, for metal centers to function either as a selective catalyst or as a highly efficient metallodrug—sometimes even by being part of the different processes where the whole complexes are involved, being not only spectators but assuming the non-innocent role of being a true protagonist in a given process. Thus, this Special Issue, although ultimately devoted to coordination and organometallic compounds and their applications, will cover both the design and participation of ligands in the performance of their corresponding complexes.

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Synthesis and Molecular Structure of Iron(III) Diaryl-Dithiocarbamate Complexes, [Fe(S2CNAr2)3], and a Preliminary Study Exploring Their Potential as Single-Source Precursors for Nanoscale Iron Sulfides
by Jagodish C. Sarker, Tannith-Jade Cole, Xiang Xu, Firoz Alam, Paul D. McNaughter, Jeremy K. Cockcroft, David J. Lewis and Graeme Hogarth
Inorganics 2025, 13(3), 70; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics13030070 - 26 Feb 2025
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Diaryldithiocarbamate complexes, [Fe(S2CNAr2)3], have been prepared and their structure, reactivity, and thermal degradation to afford iron sulfide nanomaterials have been investigated. The addition of three equivalents of LiS2CNAr2 to FeCl2·4H2O [...] Read more.
Diaryldithiocarbamate complexes, [Fe(S2CNAr2)3], have been prepared and their structure, reactivity, and thermal degradation to afford iron sulfide nanomaterials have been investigated. The addition of three equivalents of LiS2CNAr2 to FeCl2·4H2O in water-air affords dark red [Fe(S2CNAr2)3] in high yields. All show magnetic measurements consistent with a predominantly high-spin electronic arrangement at room temperature. The molecular structure of [Fe{S2C(N-p-MeOC6H4)2}3] reveals the expected distorted octahedral geometry, but Fe-S distances are more consistent with a low-spin electronic configuration, likely a result of the low temperature (120 K) of the data collection. The thermal stability of [Fe{S2C(N-p-MeC6H4)2}3] has been investigated. TGA shows that it begins to decompose at a significantly lower temperature (ca. 160 °C) than previously observed for [Fe(S2CNEt2)3], and this is further lowered (to ca. 100 °C) in oleylamine. The decomposition of [Fe{S2C(N-p-MeC6H4)2}3] in oleylamine, via either a heat-up or hot injection process, affords nanoparticles of Fe3S4 (greigite), while in contrast, dry heating at 450 °C affords FeS (troilite) as large agglomerates. Full article
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Unsymmetrical Bis(thiosemicarbazone) Ligands and Their Nickel(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization and Photocatalytic Activity
by Rodrigo Burón, David G. Calatayud, M. A. Mendiola and Elena López-Torres
Inorganics 2025, 13(2), 40; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics13020040 - 29 Jan 2025
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The widespread use of organic dyes in industrial processes has led to a considerable release of these compounds into water systems, making the removal of organic contaminants from freshwater a pressing challenge. Photocatalysis, particularly through coordination compounds, presents a promising solution to this [...] Read more.
The widespread use of organic dyes in industrial processes has led to a considerable release of these compounds into water systems, making the removal of organic contaminants from freshwater a pressing challenge. Photocatalysis, particularly through coordination compounds, presents a promising solution to this problem. In this study, we report the synthesis and characterization of three novel dissymmetric bis(thiosemicarbazone) ligands and their corresponding nickel(II) complexes, which have been extensively analyzed using various techniques. We evaluated the photocatalytic degradation of methyl orange by these nickel complexes, with results demonstrating that they exhibit superior efficiency compared to previously reported nickel-based complexes. Theoretical calculations reveal a correlation between the HOMO–LUMO energy gap and the energies of the involved orbitals. Additionally, with the growing demand for sustainable fuels that do not contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, molecular hydrogen stands out as a promising candidate. Given the potential of bis(thiosemicarbazone) complexes for electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution, we performed preliminary experiments to assess the ability of these nickel complexes to function as photocatalysts for water splitting. The results show that the three nickel complexes successfully generate hydrogen under the tested conditions, although further optimization is necessary to improve hydrogen production efficiency. Full article
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Electrochemical Conversion of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural to 2,5-Furandicarboxaldehyde Using Mn(III)–Schiff Base Catalysts
by Uxía Barreiro-Sisto, Sandra Fernández-Fariña, María Isabel Fernández-García, Ana M. González-Noya, Isabel Velo-Heleno and Marcelino Maneiro
Inorganics 2025, 13(2), 30; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics13020030 - 22 Jan 2025
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2,5-furandicarboxaldehyde (DFF) is one of the most promising biomass-based building blocks for the synthesis of biobased polymers. DFF can be obtained from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a fructose derivate, and it is a key molecule in the sequence of reactions of furan chemistry to develop [...] Read more.
2,5-furandicarboxaldehyde (DFF) is one of the most promising biomass-based building blocks for the synthesis of biobased polymers. DFF can be obtained from 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a fructose derivate, and it is a key molecule in the sequence of reactions of furan chemistry to develop biobased plastics. In this frame, four manganese(III)–Schiff base complexes 1–4 have been obtained. The general formula for the complexes, MnLn(OCN)(H2O/CH3OH)m (Ln being the Schiff base ligands L1–L4, formed as the result of the condensation of different substituted hydroxybenzaldehydes with diverse diamines, and m = 1–3), has been confirmed by characterization through different analytical and spectroscopic techniques. X-ray crystallographic studies for 1 and 2 showed tetragonally distorted octahedral structures, where the Schiff base was placed in the equatorial coordination positions of the Mn(III) ion. Complexes 1 and 2 behaved as efficient catalysts in the oxidation of HMF to DFF in an electrolytic reaction at pH 8.5, with phosphate buffer at room temperature, with conversion rates of 70–80%. On the other hand, complexes 3 and 4, where the axial position was sterically less accessible, yielded only an 11% conversion of HMF to DFF. The results indicate that a correct selection of metal complexes allows the development of a new efficient way to obtain DFF. Full article
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Synthesis and Characterization of Zn-Salophen Complexes with Different D–A Distances: An Approach to Tuning the Intersystem-Crossing Process
by Ze-Hao Li, Zi-Yi Tang, Jing Zhang and Jun-Long Zhang
Inorganics 2024, 12(4), 108; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12040108 - 8 Apr 2024
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A series of novel zinc-salophen (salophen = N, N′-phenylenebis(salicylimine)) complexes (Zn-1–4) with electron donor–acceptor (D–A) structure were synthesized and characterized using a triphenylamine structure as the electron donor. Zn-salophen complexes with the same substituent sites have been reported to exhibit significant [...] Read more.
A series of novel zinc-salophen (salophen = N, N′-phenylenebis(salicylimine)) complexes (Zn-1–4) with electron donor–acceptor (D–A) structure were synthesized and characterized using a triphenylamine structure as the electron donor. Zn-salophen complexes with the same substituent sites have been reported to exhibit significant CT properties. The design of the D–A structure and the increase in the number of benzene rings to increase the length of bridging groups have led to a reduction in the energy difference between charge separation singlet and triplet states, resulting in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under light irradiation. The ability has been enhanced (in terms of the production of singlet oxygen (1O2), compared with Zn-salophen, Zn-4 is 1.58 times higher). This method has been reported to enhance the intersystem crossing process of compounds, thereby enabling them to reach a triple excited state, but the generation of ROS has not been studied. Although the enhancement is not very significant, it has expanded the medical application prospects of these types of complexes and has provided a new strategy to enhance the production of ROS. Full article
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Ferrocene-Bearing Homoleptic and Heteroleptic Paddlewheel-Type Dirhodium Complexes
by Yusuke Kataoka, Kozo Sato, Natsumi Yano and Makoto Handa
Inorganics 2024, 12(2), 41; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12020041 - 26 Jan 2024
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Two ferrocenecarboxylate (fca)-bridged dirhodium (Rh2) complexes, [Rh2(fca)4] (1) and [Rh2(fca)(piv)3] (2; piv = pivalate), were prepared through the carboxylate-exchange reactions of [Rh2(O2CCH3)4 [...] Read more.
Two ferrocenecarboxylate (fca)-bridged dirhodium (Rh2) complexes, [Rh2(fca)4] (1) and [Rh2(fca)(piv)3] (2; piv = pivalate), were prepared through the carboxylate-exchange reactions of [Rh2(O2CCH3)4(H2O)2] and [Rh2(piv)4], respectively, with fcaH and characterized by 1H NMR, ESI-TOF-MS, and elemental analyses. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses of [Rh2(fca)4(MeOH)2] (1(MeOH)2) and [Rh2(fca)(piv)3(MeOH)2] (2(MeOH)2), which are recrystallized from MeOH-containing solutions of 1 and 2, revealed that (1) 1(MeOH)2 and 2(MeOH)2 possess homoleptic and heteroleptic paddlewheel-type dinuclear structures, respectively; (2) both complexes have a single Rh–Rh bond (2.3771(3) Å for 1(MeOH)2, 2.3712(3) Å for 2(MeOH)2); and (3) the cyclopentadienyl rings of the fca ligands in 1(MeOH)2 adopt an eclipsed conformation, whereas those in 2(MeOH)2 are approximately 12–14° rotated from the staggered conformation. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations revealed that (1) the electronic configurations of the Rh2 core in 1(MeOH)2 and 2(MeOH)2 are π4σ2δ2π*2δ*2π*2 and π4σ2δ2δ*2π*4, respectively; and (2) the occupied molecular orbitals (MOs) localized on the fca ligands are energetically degenerate and relatively more unstable than those on the Rh2 cores. Absorption features and electrochemical properties of 1 and 2 were investigated in a 9:1 CHCl3-MeOH solution and compared with those of fcaH and [Rh2(piv)4]. Through examining the obtained results in detail using time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) and unrestricted DFT, we found that 1 and 2 exhibit charge transfer excitations between the fca ligands and Rh2 cores, and 1 shows electronic interactions between ferrocene units through the Rh2 core in the electrochemical oxidation process. Full article
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The Hexacoordinate Si Complex SiCl4(4-Azidopyridine)2—Crystallographic Characterization of Two Conformers and Probing the Influence of SiCl4-Complexation on a Click Reaction with Phenylacetylene
by Sophie Riedel, Maik Gerwig, Daniela Gerlach, Erica Brendler, Robert Gericke, Edwin Kroke and Jörg Wagler
Inorganics 2023, 11(12), 473; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11120473 - 5 Dec 2023
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4-Azidopyridine (1) and SiCl4 react with the formation of the hexacoordinate silicon complex SiCl4(4-azidopyridine)2 (2). Upon dissolving in warm chloroform, the complex dissociates into the constituents 1 and SiCl4 and forms back upon cooling. [...] Read more.
4-Azidopyridine (1) and SiCl4 react with the formation of the hexacoordinate silicon complex SiCl4(4-azidopyridine)2 (2). Upon dissolving in warm chloroform, the complex dissociates into the constituents 1 and SiCl4 and forms back upon cooling. Depending on the cooling, two different crystalline modifications of 2 were obtained, which feature two different trans-conformers. Slow cooling to room temperature afforded conformer 2′, which features coplanar pyridine rings. Rapid cooling to −39 °C afforded crystals of conformer 2″, in which the planes of the pyridine ligands are nearly orthogonal to one another. Whereas 2′ resembles the molecular arrangement of various other known SiX4(pyridine)2 (X = halide) complexes, 2″ represents the first crystallographically confirmed example of a SiX4(pyridine)2 complex in this conformation. Conformers 2′ and 2″ were studied with 13C and 29Si solid state NMR spectroscopy. Their differences in 29Si chemical shift anisotropy, as well as energetic differences, were further investigated with computational analyses. In spite of the similar stabilities of the two conformers as isolated molecules, the crystal packing of 2″ is less stable, and its crystallization is interpreted as a kinetically controlled effect of seed formation. (3+2)-cycloaddition of 1 and phenylacetylene in toluene at 110 °C yields a mixture of 1-(4-pyridyl)-4-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole (1,4-3) and 1-(4-pyridyl)-5-phenyl-1,2,3-triazole (1,5-3) in approximate 1:2 molar ratio. The crystal structures of the two isomers were determined via X-ray diffraction. In chloroform (at 60 °C), this reaction is slow (less than 2% conversion within 4 h), but the presence of SiCl4 enhanced the rate of the reaction slightly, and it shifted the triazole isomer ratio to ca. 1:6 in favor of 1,5-3. Full article
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Novel Sulfone 2-Aminobenzimidazole Derivatives and Their Coordination Compounds: Contribution of the Ethyl and Phenyl Substituents on Non-Covalent Molecular Interactions; Biological Antiproliferative Activity
by David Colorado-Solís, Rodrigo Castro-Ramírez, Francisco Sánchez-Bartéz, Isabel Gracia-Mora and Norah Barba-Behrens
Inorganics 2023, 11(10), 392; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11100392 - 3 Oct 2023
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New sulfone 2-aminobenzimidazole derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their nickel(II), copper(II), zinc(II), cadmium(II) and mercury(II) compounds were obtained and fully characterized by spectroscopic and analytical techniques. Single crystal X-ray structural analysis was performed in order to study the relevant intra and inter non-covalent [...] Read more.
New sulfone 2-aminobenzimidazole derivatives were designed and synthesized. Their nickel(II), copper(II), zinc(II), cadmium(II) and mercury(II) compounds were obtained and fully characterized by spectroscopic and analytical techniques. Single crystal X-ray structural analysis was performed in order to study the relevant intra and inter non-covalent interactions, mainly H···π, lone pair···π, and π···π, highlighting the difference between the terminal ethyl and phenyl groups in such interactions. Dimeric and trimeric supramolecular syntons were found for some of these compounds. Additionally, their antiproliferative activity was investigated, finding that the copper(II) compounds with the sulfone phenyl derivative were the most active. Full article
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Coupling Pyrazine to Dithiocarbonates for Molybdopterin Model Ligands—Indispensable Tin
by Siva Sankar Murthy Bandaru, Claudia Schindler, Felix Wenzek and Carola Schulzke
Inorganics 2023, 11(5), 188; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11050188 - 26 Apr 2023
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Several synthetic cross-coupling procedures were (re-)evaluated for the tethering of pyrazine to dithiocarbonates. The resultant species constitute pro-ligands and can be converted by removal of the C=O moiety into ene-dithiolate ligand systems that model molybdopterin. The coupling of 2-iodopyrazine with the stannylated dithiocarbonate [...] Read more.
Several synthetic cross-coupling procedures were (re-)evaluated for the tethering of pyrazine to dithiocarbonates. The resultant species constitute pro-ligands and can be converted by removal of the C=O moiety into ene-dithiolate ligand systems that model molybdopterin. The coupling of 2-iodopyrazine with the stannylated dithiocarbonate units mediated by copper(I)-thiophene-2-carboxylate in stoichiometric equivalents proved to be the most efficient and the only reliable route to the targeted compounds. Single-crystal X-ray structural analysis confirmed the final structures of two pursued pyrazine-derived dithiocarbonates and those of two intermediates. Full article
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Structural, Spectroscopic, and Thermal Decomposition Features of [Carbonatotetraamminecobalt(III)] Iodide—Insight into the Simultaneous Solid-Phase Quasi-Intramolecular Redox Reactions
by Kende Attila Béres, Fanni Szilágyi, Zoltán Homonnay, Zsolt Dürvanger, Laura Bereczki, László Trif, Vladimir M. Petruševski, Attila Farkas, Niloofar Bayat and László Kótai
Inorganics 2023, 11(2), 68; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11020068 - 1 Feb 2023
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[κ2-O,O′-Carbonatotetraamminecobalt(III)] iodide, or [Co(NH3)4CO3]I, named in this paper as compound 1, was prepared and characterized comprehensively with spectroscopic (IR, Raman and UV) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Compound 1 was orthorhombic, and isomorphous with the [...] Read more.
[κ2-O,O′-Carbonatotetraamminecobalt(III)] iodide, or [Co(NH3)4CO3]I, named in this paper as compound 1, was prepared and characterized comprehensively with spectroscopic (IR, Raman and UV) and single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Compound 1 was orthorhombic, and isomorphous with the analogous bromide. The four ammonia ligands and the carbonate anion were coordinated to the central cobalt cation in a distorted octahedral geometry. The carbonate ion formed a four-membered symmetric planar chelate ring. The complex cations were bound to each other by N-H···O hydrogen bonds and formed zigzag sheets via an extended 2D hydrogen bond network. The complex cations and iodide ions were arranged into ion pairs and each cation bound its iodide pair through three hydrogen bonds. The thermal decomposition started with the oxidation of the iodide ion by CoIII in the solid phase resulting in [Co(NH3)4CO3] and I2. This intermediate CoII-complex in situ decomposed into Co3O4 and C-N bond containing intermediates. In inert atmosphere, CO or C-N bond containing compounds, and also, due to the in situ decomposition of CoCO3 intermediate, Co3O4 was formed. The quasi-intramolecular solid-phase redox reaction of [Co(NH3)4CO3] might have resulted in the formation of C-N bond containing compounds with substoichiometric release of ammonia and CO2 from compound 1. The C-N bond containing intermediates reduced Co3O4 into CoO and Co, whereas in oxygen-containing atmosphere, the end-product was Co3O4, even at 200 °C, and the endothermic ligand loss reaction coincided with the consecutive exothermic oxidation processes. Full article
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Exploring the Use of Intracellular Chelation and Non-Iron Metals to Program Ferroptosis for Anticancer Application
by Oscar Claudio-Ares, Jeileen Luciano-Rodríguez, Yolmarie L. Del Valle-González, Selene L. Schiavone-Chamorro, Alex J. Pastor, Javier O. Rivera-Reyes, Carmen L. Metzler, Lizandra M. Domínguez-Orona, Brenda Lee Vargas-Pérez, Rachid Skouta and Arthur D. Tinoco
Inorganics 2024, 12(1), 26; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics12010026 - 8 Jan 2024
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The discovery of regulated cell death (RCD) revolutionized chemotherapy. With caspase-dependent apoptosis initially being thought to be the only form of RCD, many drug development strategies aimed to synthesize compounds that turn on this kind of cell death. While yielding a variety of [...] Read more.
The discovery of regulated cell death (RCD) revolutionized chemotherapy. With caspase-dependent apoptosis initially being thought to be the only form of RCD, many drug development strategies aimed to synthesize compounds that turn on this kind of cell death. While yielding a variety of drugs, this approach is limited, given the acquired resistance of cancers to these drugs and the lack of specificity of the drugs for targeting cancer cells alone. The discovery of non-apoptotic forms of RCD is leading to new avenues for drug design. Evidence shows that ferroptosis, a relatively recently discovered iron-based cell death pathway, has therapeutic potential for anticancer application. Recent studies point to the interrelationship between iron and other essential metals, copper and zinc, and the disturbance of their respective homeostasis as critical to the onset of ferroptosis. Other studies reveal that several coordination complexes of non-iron metals have the capacity to induce ferroptosis. This collective knowledge will be assessed to determine how chelation approaches and coordination chemistry can be engineered to program ferroptosis in chemotherapy. Full article
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Copper-Coordinated Thiazoles and Benzothiazoles: A Perfect Alliance in the Search for Compounds with Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity
by Raúl Colorado-Peralta, José Luis Olivares-Romero, Sharon Rosete-Luna, Oscar García-Barradas, Viviana Reyes-Márquez, Delia Hernández-Romero and David Morales-Morales
Inorganics 2023, 11(5), 185; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11050185 - 25 Apr 2023
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Throughout human history, bacteria and fungi have caused infections that are difficult to combat. For this reason, countless research groups have developed novel compounds to solve this problem. Thiazole and benzothiazole are present in different structures with interesting biological effects and are used [...] Read more.
Throughout human history, bacteria and fungi have caused infections that are difficult to combat. For this reason, countless research groups have developed novel compounds to solve this problem. Thiazole and benzothiazole are present in different structures with interesting biological effects and are used to develop new effective antimicrobial agents. Moreover, nitrogen atoms that are present in this heterocycle allow for coordination with various metals, forming metal complexes that enhance the biological activity of organic ligands that are often used as commercial drugs. This bibliographical review summarizes the copper complexes that use thiazole and benzothiazole as ligands and that report efficient antimicrobial activity against different bacteria and fungi. Full article
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