Terpyridine-based Materials

Preface

INTRODUCTION

SYNTHESES, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS OF FUNCTIONALIZED 2,2':6',2''-TERPYRIDINES
Introduction
Basic Synthetic Strategies
Synthesis and Properties of 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine Derivatives
2,2':6',2''-Terpyridines Symmetrically Substituted on the Outer Pyridine Rings
Ziessel-Type 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridines
Krohnke-Type 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridines
Miscellaneous Terpyridine-Analogous Compounds

CHEMISTRY AND PROPERTIES OF TERPYRIDINE TRANSITION METAL ION COMPLEXES
Introduction
Basic Synthetic Strategies and Characterization Tools
Ru11 and Os11 Complexes
Iridium(III) Complexes with Terpyridine Ligands
Platinum(III) Mono(terpyridine) Complexes

METALLO-SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES BASED ON TERPYRIDINE COMPLEXES
Introduction
Terpyridine-Containing Metallo-Macrocycles
The HETTAP Concept
Racks and Grids
Helicates
Rotaxanes and Catenanes
Miscellaneous Structures

PI-CONJUGATED POLYMERS INCORPORATING TERPYRIDINE METAL COMPLEXES
Introduction
Metallo-Supramolecular Polymerization
Metallopolymers Based on Pi-Conjugated Bis(terpyridine)s
Main-Chain Metallopolymers Based on Terpyridine-Functionalized Pi-Conjugated Polymers

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS INCORPORATING TERPYRIDINE-METAL COMPLEXES
Introduction
Polymers with Terpyridine Units in the Side Chain
Polymers with Terpyridines within the Polymer Backbone

TERPYRIDINE METAL COMPLEXES AND THEIR BIOMEDICAL RELEVANCE
Introduction
Terpyridine Metal Complexes with Biological Activity

TERPYRIDINES AND NANOSTRUCTURES
Introduction
Terpyridines and Surface Chemistry
Terpyridines and Inorganic Nanomaterials
Terpyridines and Nano-Structured TiO2: Photovoltaic Applications
Organopolymeric Resins, Beads, and Nanoparticles

CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF TERPYRIDINES AND THEIR TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES
Introduction
(Asymmetric) Catalysts in Organic Reactions
Electrocatalytic Oxidation and Reduction Processes
Photocatalytic Processes

CONCLUDING REMARKS