title: Coordination complexes bearing potentially tetradentate phenoxyamine ligands.
abstract: A series of metal complexes containing potentially tetradentate phenoxyamine ligands is described. The ligands are found to bind to main-group metals and first-row transition-metal centres with variable denticity depending upon the requirements of the particular metal centre. Bidentate [Al(III)], tridentate [Mg(II), Ca(II), Zn(II)] and tetradentate [K(I), Cr(III), Fe(II), Co(II)] binding modes have been established unambiguously through single-crystal X-ray structure determinations.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College London, Department of Chemistry, South Kensington Campus, London, UK SW7 2AZ.
authors.forename: Andrew R F
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Vernon C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Marshall
authors.forename: Andrew J P
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yeldon