Recent advances on ditopic ligands

• Published in: Journal of Coordination Chemistry Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 1 - 25
• Main Authors: Kharisov, Boris I., Elizondo Martínez, Perla, Jiménez-Pérez, Víctor M., Kharissova, Oxana V., Nájera Martínez, Blanca, Pérez, Nancy
• Format: Journal Article Book Review
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Taylor & Francis Group 01-01-2010; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Coordination compounds; Ditopic ligands; Ligands; Molecular chains; Mono- and polynuclear complexes; N-, P-, O-, and S-containing organic ligands; Organic chemistry
• ISSN: 0095-8972; 1029-0389
• DOI: 10.1080/00958970903325534

Recent (2000-2009) achievements on ditopic ligands are reviewed. The ditopic ligands are mainly represented by N-, P-, O-, and S-containing organic molecules or their N, O-, N, S-, and N, P-combinations with azine, azole, amine, azide, β-diketone, crown ether, carboxylate, phenanthroline, oxazoline, phosphole, and thiophene moieties, among others. A series of mono- and polynuclear transition and f-metal complexes with these ligands, in particular cluster- and supramolecular unit-containing complexes, have been obtained and characterized spectroscopically and electrochemically.