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Coordination Chemistry of Neutral (L n )–Z Amphoteric and Ambiphilic Ligands
Author(s) -
Fontaine FrédéricGeorges,
Boudreau Josée,
Thibault MarieHélène
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200800784
Subject(s) - chemistry , coordination complex , molecule , transition metal , acceptor , metal , stereochemistry , computational chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , condensed matter physics
This review focuses on the coordination chemistry of neutral ambiphilic and amphoteric ligands. The various designs of molecules having both donor and acceptor moieties and the strategies to prevent self‐aggregation and favour transition‐metal coordination will be discussed. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)