title: Boronic acid-substituted metal complexes: versatile building blocks for the synthesis of multimetallic assemblies.
abstract: Polypyridyl complexes of Ru(II) and Ir(III) incorporating a boronic acid substituent undergo cross-coupling with bromo-substituted complexes, and a sequential coupling-bromination-coupling strategy permits the controlled synthesis of a luminescent Y-shaped heterometallic assembly, in which efficient energy transfer to the terminus occurs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham, UK DH1 3LE.
authors.forename: Kathryn J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Arm
authors.forename: J A Gareth
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Williams