4,4′-Dithiodipyridine (dtdp), also termed 4,4′-dipyridyldisulfide, is a bridging ligand of the 4,4′-bipyridine type. The introduction of the disulfide moiety inevitably leads to a relatively rigid angular structure, which exhibits axial chirality. Mo...
The spontaneous association of organic ligands and metal ions has given rise to what is known as metallosupramolecular chemistry. This emerging field of chemistry has gathered significant attention due to the numerous supramolecular structures that c...
We report the crystal structure of [ZnII2HoIII(L)(ald)(HO)(H2O)3(MeCN)](NO3)2·EtOH [H3L = 2-(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3-bis[4-(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-azabut-3-enyl]-1,3-imidazolidine) and Hald = 5-bromo-2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-b...
The study of the inherent factors that influence the isolation of one type of metallosupramolecular architecture over another is one of the main objectives in the field of Metallosupramolecular Chemistry. In this work, we report two new neutral coppe...
A series of metallosupramolecular [Fe2L3](BF4)4 “click” cylinders have been synthesized in excellent yields (90%–95%) from [Fe(H2O)6](BF4)2 and bis(bidentate) pyridyl-1,2,3-triazole ligands. All complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, IR,...
Hydrophilic copolymers containing 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine moieties and acrylic acid (AA) units poly (acrylic acid-co-4-(2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridin-4′-yl)styrene) (P(AA-co-TPY)) were synthesized and characterized. Coordinated with different transition metal...
The metallo-supramolecular polymer (MSP) is considered one of the most promising electrodes for electrochromic devices due to its intrinsically stable redox properties. Nevertheless, despite extensive work focusing on improving the electrochromic and...
The increase in the investigation of different self-assembled architectures derived from thiosemicarbazone ligands can be attributed to the numerous functional metallosupramolecular architectures with practical applications that can be obtained. The...
Investigating the driving forces leading to the formation of a specific supramolecular architecture among a wide spectrum of all the possibly obtainable structures is not an easy task. The contemporary literature provides several models for correctly...
Fe-based metallo-supramolecular polymer (polyFe), composed of Fe(II) ions and bis(terpyridyl)benzene, is known as a good electrochromic (EC) material. For the first time, to improve the EC properties, we prepared nanocomposites comprising polyFe and...
The present work assesses the ability of two flexible bis-tetrazole organosulfur ligands to build up different metallosupramolecular compounds based on the analysis of the different supramolecular interactions. The reaction of copper(II) chloride dih...
We present five new dinuclear triple helicate compounds of types [Mn2L3](ClO4)4, [Co2L3](BF4)4, [Ni2L3](BF4)4, [Cu2L3](BF4)4, and [Zn2L3](BF4)4, where L is a previously reported semi-rigid ligand incorporating two α-diimine primary donor groups...
Four new bis(tpy) unimers with different linkers between the thieno[3,2-b]thiophene-2,5-diyl central unit and terpyridine-4′-yl (tpy) end-groups: no linker (Tt), ethynediyl (TtE), 1,4-phenylene (TtPh) and 2,2′-bithophene-5,5′-diyl (...
This review examines the recent advancements and unique properties of polymer–inorganic hybrid materials formed through coordination bonding (Class II hybrids), which enable enhanced functionality and stability across various applications. Here...
For decades, macrocyclic compounds have been widely applied in various fields owing to essential physicochemical properties such as their rigid cyclic structures, geometric dimensions (diameter and height), hydrophobic cavity, and hydrophilic interfa...
A series of polynuclear, dinuclear, and mononuclear Mo(VI) complexes were synthesized with the hydrazonato ligands derived from 5-methoxysalicylaldehyde and the corresponding hydrazides (isonicotinic hydrazide (H2L1), nicotinic hydrazide (H2L2), 2-am...
Metallosupramolecular cages of the general formulas [M2(L)4][X]4 can be self-assembled in good yields, where M = Pd, X = NO3, L = L1 (1a); M = Pd, X = OTf, L = L1 (1b); M = Pt, X = OTf, L = L1 (2); M = Pd, X = OTf, L = L2 (3); L1 = 1,3-bis(pyridin...
The asymmetric hydrazone-thiosemicarbazone ligand H2L was synthesized in two stages by means of a double-condensation reaction. The potentially dianionic and pentadentate [N3SO] organic ligand H2L possesses two flexible bidentate [NS/NO] domains sepa...
Azine compounds have recently gained significant attention due to the interesting properties that they display, which could be relevant in fields such as Pharmacology and Material Sciences. These types of ligands stand out in Coordination Chemistry b...
New low-bandgap unimers, with the central thiophene-(1-thioxophosphole)-thiophene (TPT) ring sequence and 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridin-4′-yl (tpy) end groups connected to the central unit via conjugated linkers of different size, are...
This work explores the effect of lattice solvent on the observed solid-state spin-transition of a previously reported dinuclear Fe(II) triple helicate series 1–3 of the general form [FeII2L3](BF4)4(CH3CN)n, where L is the Schiff base condensati...