Ligands and complexes with supramolecular aromatic–aromatic interactions: iron(ii) and ruthenium(ii) complexes of 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridines with pendant naphthalene groups†
Abstract
The synthesis and characterisation of five new ligands (L), each containing a terpy binding domain and bearing a pendant naphthalene group in the 4′-position are described; homoleptic complexes, [ML2][PF6]4 (M = Fe, Ru) have been studied and structural data for four complexes are reported.