Synthesis and characterization of a heteroleptic Ru(II) complex of phenanthroline containing Oligo-anthracenyl carboxylic acid moieties

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 3158-3176

  Adeloye, Adewale O ^a   Ajibade, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conjugation; Electrochemistry; Oligoathracene; Palladium; Polypyridyl ligands*Ruthenium complex; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

4,7 BIS(2,3 DIMETHACRYLIC ACID) 1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; 4,7 BIS(TRIANTHRACENYL 2,3 DIMETHACRYLIC ACID) 1,10 PHENANTHROLINE; ANTHRACENE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HALIDE; HYDROCARBON; MAGNESIUM; NICKEL; PALLADIUM; PHENANTHROLINE DERIVATIVE; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CYCLIC POTENTIOMETRY; DEHALOGENATION; DRUG CONJUGATION; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LUMINESCENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

CONJUGATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; OLIGOATHRACENE; PALLADIUM; POLYPYRIDYL LIGANDS; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANTHRACENES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; PHENANTHROLINES; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77958494142     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms11093158     Document Type: Article

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