Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1300025 Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2013 13 Pages PDF
Abstract

This review focuses on the coordination chemistry of α-hydroxycarboxylates with first-row transition cations. It takes in both mono- and polycarboxylates, surveying their bonding modes in these complexes (with and without other ligands) and summarizing important chemical and physical properties of these metal compounds.

Graphical abstractFigure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload high-quality image (122 K)Download as PowerPoint slideHighlights► The main bonding modes of α-hydroxycarboxylates. ► Recent advances in metal-α-hydroxycarboxylato complexes. ► Redox reactions of α-hydroxycarboxylic acids in the presence of metal ions. ► Structure–property relationships in metal-α-hydroxycarboxylato complexes.

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