Ferrocene-Supported Compartmental Ligands for the Assembly of 3d/4f Complexes
Amit Chakraborty, Joydev Acharya, Vadapalli Chandrasekhar
Abstract
Site-specific coordination ligands, also known as compartmental ligands, have been used for the preparation of heterometallic complexes. These ligands, by virtue of possessing specific binding sites, can encapsulate different metal ions in their coordination pockets. Such compartmental ligands have been widely used for the preparation of heterometallic 3d/4f complexes which have applications in molecular magnetism. This Review summarizes our efforts in the use of ferrocene-based compartmental ligands for the preparation of heterometallic 3d/4f complexes, some of which are single-molecule or single-ion magnets.
Topics & Concepts
FerroceneChemistryMagnetismCombinatorial chemistryMetalIonMoleculeMetal ions in aqueous solutionCoordination complexNanotechnologyCrystallographyMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryPhysicsElectrochemistryPhysical chemistryQuantum mechanicsElectrodeMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMetal complexes synthesis and properties