Synthesis and structural analysis of mononuclear to polymeric 2,2'-bipyridyl lanthanide, main group and transition metal complexes

Abstract

The main body of work within this thesis lies within the field of supramolecular chemistry and more specifically concerns the synthesis of coordination complexes involving 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands. A range of coordination complexes have been synthesised that encompass monomeric to polymeric metal species. Carboxylic acid substituted 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands, with two potentially coordinating functional groups (carboxylic acid and bipyridyl groups), have been employed in the synthesis of these complexes, thereby allowing for complexation with an array of metal ions, including lanthanide, main group (alkaline earth) and transition metals.