Inspired by a photoactive, trimeric Fe(III) cluster complex with a chelate containing both salicylidene and a-hydroxy acid moieties we have expanded this interesting coordination chemistry to other metals.  We report complexes of this chelate with Ti, Ga, Co, and UO2.  As expected, the Ga complex is isostructural with the Fe complex.  This allows formation of isostructural mixed metal clusters.   The UO2 complex is a dimeric cluster.  Like the iron complex, it is photoactive. Characterization of the structural and photochemical properties of the metal complexes of this chelate will be discussed.

Metal complexes containing a-hydroxy acid chelating ligands

246th National Meeting (2013)

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