DESIGNER LIGANDS. VI. SYNTHESIS OF 1,10-PHENANTHROLINE-BASED POLYDENTATE LIGANDS

Abstract

Polydentate diamine and diamide ligands containing a 1,10-phenanthroline spacer have been prepared for use in biomimetic dinuclear copper complexes designed to model the enzyme, tyrosinase.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The authors thank MINTEK for a bursary (to K.W.W.) and MINTEK, Rhodes University, and the National Research Foundation (NRF) for generous financial support.