Because of its ability to form stable complexes with a wide variety of metal ions, cyclam (1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) is one of the most studied ligands in coordination chemistry. Functionalizing the cyclam unit with photoactive dendrons open a door to construct giant homo- and heteroleptic metal complexes that display interesting spectroscopic properties, particularly as far as luminescence is concerned. Light is a tool both to study metal coordination processes, and to act as input or output in order to achieve the desired function.
G. Bergamini, E. Marchi, P. Ceroni (2011). Metal ion complexes of cyclam-cored dendrimers for molecular photonics. COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS, 255, 2458-2468 [10.1016/j.ccr.2011.01.022].
Metal ion complexes of cyclam-cored dendrimers for molecular photonics
BERGAMINI, GIACOMO;MARCHI, ENRICO;CERONI, PAOLA
2011
Abstract
Because of its ability to form stable complexes with a wide variety of metal ions, cyclam (1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) is one of the most studied ligands in coordination chemistry. Functionalizing the cyclam unit with photoactive dendrons open a door to construct giant homo- and heteroleptic metal complexes that display interesting spectroscopic properties, particularly as far as luminescence is concerned. Light is a tool both to study metal coordination processes, and to act as input or output in order to achieve the desired function.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
