title: Tuning the functional properties of metal complexes containing polytopic heteroaromatic nitrogen ligands.
abstract: The preparation, characterization, and optimization of the functional properties of mono- and polynuclear coordination complexes containing heteroaromatic nitrogen ligands are discussed here, taking the advantage of numerous studies performed in our laboratories on exploring a variety of different metal ions and polytopic ligands. We highlight how very minor changes in connectivity, composition, and polarity of the molecular entities employed in the self-assembly steps may significantly affect the structural, thermal, sorptive, magnetic, and mesomorphic behavior of the resulting materials. Examples from three different classes are included: 1) pyrazolate-based polynuclear coordination compounds, 2) homoleptic and heteroleptic coordination polymers, and 3) 2,2'-bipyridine metal-based liquid crystals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Camerino, Via S. Agostino 1, 62032 Camerino, Italy. claudio.pettinari@unicam.it
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pettinari
authors.forename: Norberto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masciocchi
authors.forename: Luciano
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pandolfo
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pucci