Syntheses, structures and properties of structurally characterised complexes of imide-based ligands

Abstract

This review details the syntheses, structures and properties of imide-based ligands (phthalimide analogues have been excluded) and structurally characterised coordination complexes of them. The surveyed imide complexes, including 3D-metal-organic frameworks and 1D-polymers formed from monometallic building block complexes, exhibit a wide range of interesting properties, including single chain and single molecule magnetism, spin crossover, reversible electrochemistry and luminescence. © 2012 Elsevier B.V.