A proton induced conformational change in metal complexes with potential hydrogen bonding triplet motifs

Biguanide-like bidentate ligands in a variety of transition metal complexes of different geometries exhibit conformational changes upon protonation/deprotonation that alter their capacity to recognise complementary hydrogen bonding motifs.

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2002-12 (23), p.2818-2819
Main Authors: Atkinson, Ian M, Bishop, Michael M, Lindoy, Leonard F, Mahadev, Srihari, Turner, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Biguanide-like bidentate ligands in a variety of transition metal complexes of different geometries exhibit conformational changes upon protonation/deprotonation that alter their capacity to recognise complementary hydrogen bonding motifs.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/b206898b