title: Postcomplexation synthetic routes to dipyrrin complexes.
abstract: We report a postfunctionalization synthetic route to dipyrrin complexes that gives access to a broad range of new complexes. This route involves the coordination of a 5-methylthiodipyrrinato ligand to a metal centre followed by displacement of the thiomethyl moiety by a nucleophile. Using rhenium(I) as a platform and amine nucleophiles, we show how complexes that would be difficult or impossible to synthesize via traditional methods can now be accessed.
authors.affiliation: MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, Institute of Fundamental Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand. s.telfer@massey.ac.nz.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perl
authors.forename: Sean W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Bisset
authors.forename: Shane G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Telfer