Catecholate‐Based Helicates

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 2020, pp. 2227–2237

Abstract

Catechol is a bidentate ligand for metal coordination which is well suited for the formation of helicates and related metallosupramolecular complexes. The development of the self‐assembly and stereochemistry of helicates based on catechol ligands in the last 25 years is discussed. Unsaturated, heteronuclear and hierarchical helicates as well as molecular switches based on catecholate helicates are covered.

Authors 1

1. Markus Albrecht corresponding Aachen Institut für Organische Chemie

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Institut für Organische Chemie RWTH Aachen University Landoltweg 1 D‐52074 Aachen Germany