Issue 21, 2014

Supramolecular architectures with pyridine-amide based ligands: discrete molecular assemblies and their applications

Abstract

Recent years have seen a surge of interest in supramolecular architectures with the focus shifting towards generating discrete molecular assemblies and factors controlling their formation. Such molecular assemblies offer a wide range of applications which are often architecture-dependent. To construct such assemblies, nitrogen-donor ligands have been intensively employed to generate an assorted variety of topologies. Out of various nitrogen-donor ligands, pyridine-amide based ligands stand out as they not only offer structural flexibility and their ability to adjust to the geometrical requirements of a metal ion but also offer dual functional groups: pyridine and amide. The present perspective will focus on recent developments in the design of discrete supramolecular assemblies utilizing pyridine-amide based ligands with a specific stress on the architectural aspects and subsequent applications of designed molecular assemblies.

Graphical abstract: Supramolecular architectures with pyridine-amide based ligands: discrete molecular assemblies and their applications

Article information

Article type
Perspective
Submitted
25 Jan 2014
Accepted
20 Mar 2014
First published
24 Mar 2014

Dalton Trans., 2014,43, 7668-7682

Author version available

Supramolecular architectures with pyridine-amide based ligands: discrete molecular assemblies and their applications

A. Mishra and R. Gupta, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 7668 DOI: 10.1039/C4DT00277F

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