Coordination properties of axially unfixed chiral dipyridine ligands towards metal and ammonium ions

  • Kiu Chor Sham
  • , Chi Sing Lee
  • , Ka Yee Chan
  • , Shek Man Yiu
  • , Wing Tak Wong
  • , Hoi Lun Kwong

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Abstract

New chiral dipyridine ligands with an axially unfixed 1,1′-biphenyl bridge were prepared via homocoupling of bromophenyl pyridines. The conformeric ratios of the free ligands in solution and their coordination properties towards metal ions were studied by NMR spectroscopy. X-Ray crystallography of the silver(I) and copper(I) complexes showed 1:1 metal to ligand complexes and S planar chirality. Interestingly, the biphenyl ligands show a 1:2 stepwise binding towards most ammonium ions tested with strong fluorescence enhancement, but a selectively 1:1 binding towards l-ornithine methyl ester hydrochloride with no fluorescence enhancement.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1149-1156
Number of pages8
JournalPolyhedron
Volume30
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Apr 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ammonium ions binding
  • Chiral ligand
  • Copper complex
  • Dipyridine ligand
  • Metal binding
  • Silver complex

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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