Open AccessOn the Way towards New Materials: Metal Complexes as Building Blocks
Author(s) -
Alex von Zelewsky,
Peter Belser
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1998.620
Subject(s) - synthon , nanotechnology , template , molecule , osmium , ruthenium , materials science , modular design , combinatorial chemistry , bipyridine , photonics , chemistry , computer science , catalysis , organic chemistry , optoelectronics , crystal structure , operating system
Two related directions of materials research are described: i) The synthesis of photonic materials, based on transition-metal compounds mainly with ruthenium and osmium as the photoactive centers. The devices envisaged are antenna molecules, molecular wires, photon-activated switches, and molecules performing other logical functions. ii) The development of a strategy for the synthesis of complex coordination species suitable for molecular devices, based on modular synthons, where a special emphasis is put on the stereochemical aspect of the fragments employed. This strategy is based on a new family of chiral pyridine and bipyridine ligands that are useful for the construction of inert building blocks, as well as in self-assembly processes leading to highly organized systems.