title: Preparation and structural characterisation of terpy-cored dendrimers and dendriplexes.
abstract: 2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine (terpy) ligands and their iron(II) and cobalt(II) complexes bearing first and second generation Frechet-type dendritic wedges have been prepared and structurally characterised. The rotational freedom within the dendritic wedge results in a great diversity in conformational space. Structural studies are reported on first generation species and their metal complexes, and the variety of inter- and intramolecular interactions which dominate the conformation of the dendrimer and the packing of the molecules (ions) in the lattice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Spitalstrasse 51, CH 4056, Basel, Switzerland. edwin.constable@unibas.ch
authors.forename: Edwin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Constable
authors.forename: Catherine E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Housecroft
authors.forename: Markus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Neuburger
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schaffner
authors.forename: Lukas J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Scherer