Ferrocene-Containing Coordination Polymers: Ligand Design and Assembled Structures

This review describes the preparation and structures of ferrocene‐containing coordination polymers with a focus on ligand design. Neutral ligands such as heteroaryl ferrocenes and anionic ligands such as ferrocenyl carboxylates can be used to construct one‐dimensional coordination polymers of variou...

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Published in:European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2010-12, Vol.2010 (34), p.5355-5371
Main Authors: Horikoshi, Ryo, Mochida, Tomoyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystal engineering
Iron
Metalla­cycles
Metallocenes
Self-­assembly
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Summary:This review describes the preparation and structures of ferrocene‐containing coordination polymers with a focus on ligand design. Neutral ligands such as heteroaryl ferrocenes and anionic ligands such as ferrocenyl carboxylates can be used to construct one‐dimensional coordination polymers of various structural types. The main‐chain and side‐chain polymer structures are designed, and the conformational flexibility of ferrocenes leads to structural variety. The use of additional bridging ligands along with the anionic ligands leads to extended one‐ to three‐dimensional structures. These complexes exhibit various properties, including characteristic redox activities. This microreview covers the design and assembled structures of ferrocene‐containing coordination polymers with basic bidentate ligands. The structural diversity of the coordination polymers is attributed to the conformational flexibility as well as the flexible design of the ferrocene‐containing ligands, which also causes the variation in their properties.
ISSN:1434-1948
1099-0682
DOI:10.1002/ejic.201000525