Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2025
DOI
10.1002/ejic.202500073
Publication Title
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume
Article in Press
Pages
7 pp.
Abstract
Triscatecholate binding has been widely studied in the context of biological systems, supramolecular chemistry, and weak aggregate interactions. However, the utilization of the triscatecholate binding motif for the preparation of metalloligands remains unexplored. Herein, we report the synthesis, structural characterization, and functional studies of a triscatecholate ligand with an appended pyridyl residue as a candidate for such applications. Our findings reveal that the selective formation of cis-triscatecholate-based metalloligands is influenced by electronic effects on the catecholate anions, enabling the targeted synthesis of Al(III), Ga(III), and In(III) triscatecholate metalloligands capable of binding Zn(II) and Ru(II) at the appended pyridyl moiety for applications in catalysis.
Rights
© 2025 The Authors.
Published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
Data Availability
Article states: "The data that support the findings of this study are available in the supplementary material of this article."
Original Publication Citation
Medley, A. W., Miller, P. D., Bayse, C. A., Pike, R. D., & Bender, T. A. (2025). Amphiphilic tripodal metalloligands: Synthesis, coordination chemistry and preliminary catalysis. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. Advance online publication. Article e202500073. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202500073
ORCID
0000-0002-0146-0346 (Miller), 0000-0002-3490-576X (Bayse), 0000-0002-5001-4414 (Bender)
Repository Citation
Medley, Austin W.; Miller, Paul D.; Bayse, Craig A.; Pike, Robert D.; and Bender, Trandon A., "Amphiphilic Tripodal Metalloligands: Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry and Preliminary Catalysis" (2025). Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Publications. 348.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/chemistry_fac_pubs/348
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