Bispidine coordination chemistry

First transition metal coordination compounds with bidentate bispidine ligands were described in 1957 (30). The initial report with metal complexes of tetradentate bispidine ligands dates back to 1969 (31). Following these early reports, there have been a number of studies on the complexation properties of several bipidine derivatives (32-35). However, extensive, broad, and thorough studies of the bispidine coordination chemistry began only <10 years ago. These studies will be reviewed here. They include structural and theoretical work, spectroscopy, electron-transfer studies, metal ion selective complexation, and applications in biomimetic chemistry, catalysis, and molecular magnetism. 

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