Ligands derived from tetrathiafulvalene: building blocks for multifunctional materials.
The last decade has witnessed many advances in the coordination chemistry of tetrathiafulvalene (TTF). Various ligands, in which a metal-binding functionality is attached to the TTF unit, have been synthesized and used for the preparation of metal complexes. This Perspective summarizes the main types of TTF-containing ligands and their metal complexes and outlines the potential for the use of these building blocks in the design and assembly of multifunctional molecular materials.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. shatruk@chem.fsu.edu
Michael
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Shatruk
Lipika
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Ray