Preparation and structural characterisation of bis(4′-(3-pyridyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)ruthenium(II) hexafluorophosphate

A convenient synthesis of the ligand 4′-(3-pyridyl)-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine (2) is presented and the preparation, spectroscopic and structural characterisation of the metallotecton [Ru(2)2]2+ are reported.

Graphical abstractThe preparation of a 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine ligand with pendant 3-pyridyl groups is reported together with the synthesis and structural characterisation of a ruthenium(II) complex; the vectorial arrangement of the pyridyl substituent lone pairs in the complex make this a potentially useful metallotecton for metallosupramolecular chemistry.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide