Terpyridine-based Materials: For Catalytic, Optoelectronic and Life Science Applications Book

Preface ix

List of Abbreviations xi

1 Introduction 1

2 Synthesis, Properties, and Applications of Functionalized 2,2u:6u,2v-Terpyridines 13

2.1 Introduction 13

2.2 Basic Synthetic Strategies 13

2.3 Synthesis and Properties of 2,2u:6u,2v-Terpyridine Derivatives 19

2.4 2,2u:6u,2v-Terpyridines Symmetrically Substituted on the Outer Pyridine Rings 28

2.5 Ziessel-Type 2,2u:6u,2v-Terpyridines 31

2.6 Kro¨hnke-Type 2,2u:6u,2v-Terpyridines 38

2.7 Miscellaneous Terpyridine-Analogous Compounds 49

3 Chemistry and Properties of Terpyridine Transition Metal Ion Complexes 65

3.1 Introduction 65

3.2 Basic Synthetic Strategies and Characterization Tools 66

3.3 RuII and OsII Complexes 73

3.4 Iridium(III) Complexes with Terpyridine Ligands 107

3.5 Platinum(II) Mono(terpyridine) Complexes 115

4 Metallo-Supramolecular Architectures Based on Terpyridine Complexes 129

4.1 Introduction 129

4.2 Terpyridine-Containing Metallo-Macrocycles 130

4.3 The HETTAP Concept 148

4.4 Racks and Grids 154

4.5 Helicates 171

4.6 Rotaxanes and Catenanes 177

4.7 Miscellaneous Structures 182

5 p-Conjugated Polymers Incorporating Terpyridine Metal Complexes 199

5.1 Introduction 199

5.2 Metallo-Supramolecular Polymerization 200

5.3 Metallopolymers Based on p-Conjugated Bis(terpyridine)s 204

5.4 Main-Chain Metallopolymers Based on Terpyridine-Functionalized p-Conjugated Polymers 229

6 Functional Polymers Incorporating Terpyridine-Metal Complexes 241

6.1 Introduction 241

6.2 Polymers with Terpyridine Units in the Side-Chain 242

6.3 Polymers with Terpyridines within the Polymer Backbone 262

7 Terpyridine Metal Complexes and their Biomedical Relevance 319

7.1 Introduction 319

7.2 Terpyridine Metal Complexes with Biological Activity 320

8 Terpyridines and Nanostructures 399

8.1 Introduction 399

8.2 Terpyridines and Surface Chemistry 401

8.3 Terpyridines and Inorganic Nanomaterials 420

8.4 Terpyridines and Nano-Structured TiO2: Photovoltaic Applications 431

8.5 Organopolymeric Resins, Beads, and Nanoparticles 447

9 Catalytic Applications of Terpyridines and Their Transition Metal Complexes 459

9.1 Introduction 459

9.2 (Asymmetric) Catalysts in Organic Reactions 460

9.3 Electrocatalytic Oxidation and Reduction Processes 476

9.4 Photocatalytic Processes 480

10 Concluding Remarks 507

Index 509