Metallosupramolecular Ni2L3 and Ni4L6 complexes of bis-bidentate pyridine-containing ligands: X-ray structures and catalytic proton reduction

Chui-Shan Tsang; Lingjing Chen; Lu-Wei Li; Shek-Man Yiu; Tai-Chu Lau; Hoi-Lun Kwong

doi:10.1039/C5DT01706H

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Metallosupramolecular Ni₂L₃ and Ni₄L₆ complexes of bis-bidentate pyridine-containing ligands: X-ray structures and catalytic proton reduction†

Chui-Shan Tsang,^a Lingjing Chen,^a Lu-Wei Li,^a Shek-Man Yiu,^a Tai-Chu Lau^a and Hoi-Lun Kwong*^a

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Abstract

The pyridine-containing ligands L1 and L2 react with Ni²⁺ ions to afford dinuclear triple-stranded helicate and tetrahedral cage supramolecular complexes, respectively; the two architectures exhibit contrasting reactivity towards electro- and photocatalytic proton reduction.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5DT01706H
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 06 May 2015
Accepted: 03 Jun 2015
First published: 05 Jun 2015

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Dalton Trans., 2015,44, 13087-13092

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Metallosupramolecular Ni₂L₃ and Ni₄L₆ complexes of bis-bidentate pyridine-containing ligands: X-ray structures and catalytic proton reduction

C. Tsang, L. Chen, L. Li, S. Yiu, T. Lau and H. Kwong, Dalton Trans., 2015, 44, 13087 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT01706H

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