To explore the self-assembly of lanthanide complexes using specific ligands.
Utilization of N-heterocyclic carboxylic acid ligands for complex formation.
Synthesis of binuclear and hexanuclear lanthanide complexes.
Demonstrated effective coordination of N and O atoms with metal centers.
Showed potential for enhanced catalytic functions in the assembled complexes.
Abstract
N-heterocyclic carboxylic acid ligands are an important class of ligands in coordination chemistry, which combine the advantages of N and O atoms coordinating with metal centers. In this study, two...