Electrochemical and optical properties of a redox-active Cu(II) coordination framework incorporating the tris(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)amine ligand

Carol Hua; Peter Turner; Deanna M D'Alessandro

doi:10.1039/c3dt50377a

Electrochemical and optical properties of a redox-active Cu(II) coordination framework incorporating the tris(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)amine ligand

Dalton Trans. 2013 May 14;42(18):6310-3. doi: 10.1039/c3dt50377a.

Authors

Carol Hua¹, Peter Turner, Deanna M D'Alessandro

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.

PMID: 23518920
DOI: 10.1039/c3dt50377a

Abstract

A new redox-active ligand, tris(4-(pyridin-4-yl)phenyl)amine (Npy3), has been synthesised, and incorporated into the coordination framework [Cu(Npy3)Cl2]·DMF. The monoradical cation of the ligand is readily accessible, thus enabling chemical oxidation of the framework. The novel Npy3 ligand has significant potential as a structural motif for the development of multifunctional frameworks.