Synthetic N-substituted metal aza macrocyclic complexes. Properties and applications

Abstract Recent contributions to the chemistry of macrocyclic metal complexes and ligands are reviewed. The compounds reviewed have the following structural features: aza-macrocycles having 1,10-phenanthroline and 2,2′-bipyridine groups and pendants arms; highly aromatic aza-macrocycles with phthalocyanine and porphyrin units incorporating pendant arms; aliphatic aza-macrocycles with pendant arms and/or polynucleating aza-macrocycles. Several of their chemical properties are critically reviewed but the emphasis is on structural and synthetic details. Acknowledgments We thank CONICYT, Fondecyt Project LC8006010 for finance support. G.F. acknowledges support from the Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences. This is an NDRL 4555 document.