Showing papers in "Coordination Chemistry Reviews in 2010"

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed all the operational examples reported to date, and measurement techniques applied to these low-power nonlinear processes, in many instances, direct visualization of this phenomenon is presented in solution and within various polymeric host materials.

TL;DR: The incorporation of luminescent lanthanide complexes in solid matrices with controlled structural organization is of widespread interest in materials science and has witnessed important improvements with the development of low-temperature soft chemistry solution processes, such as solgel.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors review three strategies for the construction of single-chain magnets, highlight typical examples, and discuss the role of intrachain and interchain interactions on the overall magnetic behavior of SCM as well as how to control or tune these interactions.

TL;DR: The copper(I) halide aggregates represent a versatile family in coordination chemistry and crystal engineering and have been intensively investigated in the last three decades because of their structural and luminescent uniqueness as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of hexavalent chromium biosorption properties of algae, bacteria, fungi, and agricultural products, as well as non-living substances.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that the formal potential of a metallophthalocyanine complex needs to be in a rather narrow potential window for achieving maximum activity, probably corresponding to surface coverages of an M-molecule adduct equal to 0.5.

TL;DR: Methods and monolayer compositions for electrochemical measurements of redox-active SAMs are discussed, which offer an ideal environment to study the outer-sphere interactions ofredox species.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of photocatalytic systems for CO 2 reduction using metal complexes, especially rhenium(I) complexes as a main component, is presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, the most common instances where non-innocent behaviour of redox-active ligands, either substrates or supporting components, is observed in a biochemical context are discussed.

TL;DR: This review concentrates on self-organized porphyrinoids as components of working electronic devices on electronically active substrates with particular emphasis on the effect of surface, molecular design, molecular orientation and matrix on the detailed electronic properties of single molecules.

TL;DR: This review will discuss on the coordination, luminescence and intercalating and/or DNA cleaving properties as well as on analytical applications of metal complexes with phenanthroline-based ligands.

TL;DR: A review of the current status of NP catalysis in solvents and the main drawbacks hindering the particles from industrial practice can be found in this paper, where a state-of-the-art approach to satisfy ideal ESSR criteria is to produce cohesion over the individual contributions of metal center, stabilizer and solvent.

TL;DR: The different types of water-soluble phthalocyanines are presented and their synthesis is reviewed in this article, where the synthesis process is described in detail and the synthesis is discussed.

TL;DR: In this article, a review on extended networks based on XB between electron donor groups bound to metals and halo-pyridine and Halo-tetrathiafulvalene moieties as electron acceptors is presented.

TL;DR: Iridium-based asymmetric reduction of ketones to chiral enantiomerically enriched alcohols has recently attracted attention by a number of research groups and interest in this area is growing.

TL;DR: This review article has summarised recent reports on ion, molecular and biological probes derived from luminescent rhenium(I) and iridium(III) polypyridine complexes and their interaction with ions and biological molecules.

TL;DR: In this article, the catalytic properties of a wide range of cobalt complexes with respect to proton reduction are discussed and issues such as the nature of the sacrificial agent and the solvents used are considered.

TL;DR: In this paper, the key advances achieved over more than 10 years on the design and development of (imino)pyridyl transition metal complexes as catalyst precursors for the transformation of ethylene, higher α-olefins and cyclic olefins into either linear/branched homopolymers or oligomers are highlighted.

TL;DR: A review of the chemistry of the two oxo ligands of the uranyl ion can be found in this article, where the authors explore the interaction of uranyl oxoxide ligands with Lewis acids, and outline attempts to selectively functionalize the oxo-ligands by chemical means.

TL;DR: In this paper, the fluorescence and phosphorescence quantum yields of standard solutions have been re-evaluated based on an absolute method using an integrating sphere equipped with a multichannel spectrometer.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of diverse structural and magnetic properties of copper(II) azido complexes is presented, and some of the trends identified could serve as a privileged starting point for the further development of this promising area.

TL;DR: The use of such complexes in imaging as MRI contrast agents, radiopharmaceuticals and luminescent probes is discussed, and the considerable scope for future development of novel metal based therapeutics based on protein binding, targeting of radioisotopes or dual function agents is highlighted.

TL;DR: In this paper, the light-induced spin and structure changes upon excitation of the singlet metal-to-ligand charge transfer (1MLCT) state of Fe(II)-polypyridine complexes are investigated in detail in the case of aqueous iron-tris-bipyridine ([FeII(bpy)3]2+) by a combination of ultrafast optical and X-ray spectroscopies.

TL;DR: Very bulky guanidinate ligands have been used to prepare unprecedented examples of heterocycles containing groups 2, 13, 14 or 15 elements in the +1 oxidation state as mentioned in this paper.

TL;DR: These relatively new systems are described here, with particular focus on recent advances in the formation of MONCs that are seamed together by more than one type of metal ion.

TL;DR: The metal-base pairs as mentioned in this paper are formed from suitable transition metal ions and ligand-like nucleosides which are introduced into both of the two pairing strands by automated DNA synthesis.

TL;DR: The roles of copper in human metabolism and bioenergetics, its coordination chemistry as well as its biological ligands involved in the multiple steps of metal assimilation and distribution are outlined.

TL;DR: The photophysical parameters for the sensitization of metal-centred luminescence are analyzed in two series of complexes with tridentate and hexadentate ligands having NxOy chelating units as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the recent developments on the tailored synthetic modifications and related coordination chemistry of the water-soluble cage-like aminophosphine ligand 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphatricyclo-[3.3.1]decane (PTA) is presented.

TL;DR: A review of recent advances in iron-dinitrogen coordination complexes is presented in this paper, with an emphasis on protonation reactions that yield ammonia and/or hydrazine.