title: Advances in the field of π-conjugated 2,2':6',2"-terpyridines.
abstract: This critical review summarizes the research progress made in the field of π-conjugated terpyridines within the last decade. Supramolecular materials based on metal ion complexes of 2,2':6',2"-terpyridine derivatives have found manifold potential applications-from opto-electronic devices to life science. In this contribution, synthetic strategies towards π-conjugated terpyridines and their incorporation into advanced supramolecular architectures are evaluated. Applications as photoactive species in, e.g., photovoltaic devices, polymer light-emitting diodes (PLEDSs) and nanotechnology are discussed comprehensively (523 references).
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry (IOMC), Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Humboldtstr. 10, 07743 Jena, Germany.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wild
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schlütter
authors.forename: Ulrich S
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Schubert