title: Transition metal complexes with oligopeptides: single crystals and crystal structures.
abstract: The coordination chemistry of short chain peptides with transition metals is described in terms of the available crystal structures. Despite their high interest as synthetic models for metalloproteins and as building blocks for molecular materials based on the tuneable properties of oligopeptides, single crystal X-ray diffraction studies are scarce. A perusal of the most relevant results in this field allows us to define the main characteristics of oligopeptide-metal interactions, the fundamental problems for the crystallization of these complexes, and some hints to identify future promising approaches to advance the development of metallopeptide chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Av. Països Catalans, 16. E-43007, Tarragona, Spain. jrgalan@iciq.es.
authors.forename: Vanesa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lillo
authors.forename: José Ramón
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Galán-Mascarós
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000737:chemistry*; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D009842:Oligopeptides; D028561:Transition Elements