The Open Inorganic Chemistry Journal

2009, 3 : 1-20
Published online 2009 January 21. DOI: 10.2174/1874098700903010001
Publisher ID: TOICJ-3-1

Coordination Aspects in Modern Inorganic Chemistry

A.D. Garnovskii , E.V. Sennikova and B.I. Kharisov
the Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia;

ABSTRACT

Main types of coordination compounds in modern inorganic chemistry are discussed. Principal synthesis techniques for metal complexes and the problem of competitive coordination of ambident hard-soft ligands are discussed. A considerable attention is paid to polyfunctional materials, obtained on the basis of coordination compounds, especially molecular magnetics, organic light-emitting devices, and chemosensors.

Keywords:

Coordination chemistry, competitive coordination, synthesis, metal complexes, functional materials.