title: 4,4'-Bipyridine-N-monoxide. A hybrid ligand for building networks using a combination of metal-ligand and hydrogen-bonding interactions.
abstract: The ligand 4,4'-bipyridine-N-monoxide, (BIPYMO) coordinates through the pyridine N-donor to Pt(II) and Pd(II) to form square planar [ML(4)](2+) complexes and to Cu(II) and Zn(II) to form octahedral trans-[M(H(2)O)(2)L(4)](2+) complexes. Single crystal X-ray structures show that these individual building blocks are organized via hydrogen bonding through the external N-oxide O-atoms to form 2D and 3D networks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: Dennis J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hoffart
authors.forename: Nicolle C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Habermehl
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Loeb