title: Access to Functionalized Luminescent Multi-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine Ligands.
abstract: A one-pot synthesis of substituted multi-2,2':6',2″-terpyridines (multi-tpy) has been achieved using an acetylquaterpyridine precursor with various aryl aldehydes in basic media. This strategy enables ready access to functionalized tri-terpyridines. Utilizing a Suzuki-type cross-coupling, larger structures such as tetra- or even hexa-tpy were obtained from our tri-tpy precursor. These macromolecular units are ideal building blocks for the construction of transition-metal-based supramolecular assemblies.
authors.affiliation: Université catholique de Louvain , Institut de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences (IMCN) - Molécules, Solides et Réactivité (MOST) Place Louis Pasteur 1, bte L4.01.02, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Alexandre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jacques
authors.affiliation: Université catholique de Louvain , Institut de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences (IMCN) - Molécules, Solides et Réactivité (MOST) Place Louis Pasteur 1, bte L4.01.02, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cerfontaine
authors.affiliation: Université catholique de Louvain , Institut de la Matière Condensée et des Nanosciences (IMCN) - Molécules, Solides et Réactivité (MOST) Place Louis Pasteur 1, bte L4.01.02, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elias