Terpyridine-based Materials: For Catalytic, Optoelectronic and Life Science Applications

Preface INTRODUCTION SYNTHESES, PROPERTIES, AND APPLICATIONS OF FUNCTIONALIZED 2,2':6',2-TERPYRIDINES Introduction Basic Synthetic Strategies Synthesis and Properties of 2,2':6',2-Terpyridine Derivatives 2,2':6',2-Terpyridines Symmetrically Substituted on the Outer Pyridine Rings Ziessel-Type 2,2':6',2-Terpyridines Krohnke-Type 2,2':6',2-Terpyridines Miscellaneous Terpyridine-Analogous Compounds CHEMISTRY AND PROPERTIES OF TERPYRIDINE TRANSITION METAL ION COMPLEXES Introduction Basic Synthetic Strategies and Characterization Tools Ru11 and Os11 Complexes Iridium(III) Complexes with Terpyridine Ligands Platinum(III) Mono(terpyridine) Complexes METALLO-SUPRAMOLECULAR ARCHITECTURES BASED ON TERPYRIDINE COMPLEXES Introduction Terpyridine-Containing Metallo-Macrocycles The HETTAP Concept Racks and Grids Helicates Rotaxanes and Catenanes Miscellaneous Structures PI-CONJUGATED POLYMERS INCORPORATING TERPYRIDINE METAL COMPLEXES Introduction Metallo-Supramolecular Polymerization Metallopolymers Based on Pi-Conjugated Bis(terpyridine)s Main-Chain Metallopolymers Based on Terpyridine-Functionalized Pi-Conjugated Polymers FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS INCORPORATING TERPYRIDINE-METAL COMPLEXES Introduction Polymers with Terpyridine Units in the Side Chain Polymers with Terpyridines within the Polymer Backbone TERPYRIDINE METAL COMPLEXES AND THEIR BIOMEDICAL RELEVANCE Introduction Terpyridine Metal Complexes with Biological Activity TERPYRIDINES AND NANOSTRUCTURES Introduction Terpyridines and Surface Chemistry Terpyridines and Inorganic Nanomaterials Terpyridines and Nano-Structured TiO2: Photovoltaic Applications Organopolymeric Resins, Beads, and Nanoparticles CATALYTIC APPLICATIONS OF TERPYRIDINES AND THEIR TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES Introduction (Asymmetric) Catalysts in Organic Reactions Electrocatalytic Oxidation and Reduction Processes Photocatalytic Processes CONCLUDING REMARKS