1, 10-Phenanthroline: A versatile building block for the construction of ligands for various purposes

A Bencini, V Lippolis - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2010‏ - Elsevier
This review will cover the developments in the chemistry of phenanthroline-based ligands in
the last 10–15 years. 1, 10-Phenanthroline (phen) is a classic ligand in coordination …

Improving the photophysical properties of copper (I) bis (phenanthroline) complexes

A Lavie-Cambot, M Cantuel, Y Leydet… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
Homoleptic copper (I) bis (2, 9-dialkyl-1, 10-phenanthroline) units, as well as a range of
related heteroleptic species, represent popular choices for building blocks in the …

Luminescent complexes beyond the platinum group: the d10 avenue

A Barbieri, G Accorsi, N Armaroli - Chemical Communications, 2008‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Luminescent metal complexes are key materials for several applications such as lighting,
analytical probes, and lasers. In many cases compounds based on precious (ie platinum …

Interactions of copper complexes with nucleic acids

A Erxleben - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Covalent or non-covalent interactions with DNA are the basis for many potential biomedical
applications of copper complexes, ranging from DNA structural probes and footprinting …

Intercalation processes of copper complexes in DNA

R Galindo-Murillo, JC García-Ramos… - Nucleic acids …, 2015‏ - academic.oup.com
The family of anticancer complexes that include the transition metal copper known as
Casiopeínas® shows promising results. Two of these complexes are currently in clinical …

Copper compounds in anticancer strategies

S Tardito, L Marchio - Current medicinal chemistry, 2009‏ - ingentaconnect.com
The chemical properties of copper allow it to take part in many biological functions such as
electron transfer, catalysis, and structural sha**. The ability to cycle between+ 1 and+ 2 …

Activation of DNA carbon− hydrogen bonds by metal complexes

M Pitié, G Pratviel - Chemical reviews, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
Inert CrH bond functionalization is usually performed by dioxygen-utilizing enzymes through
the insertion of an oxygen atom into the CrH bond. Alternative reactions include …

A new class of luminescent Cu (I) complexes with tripodal ligands–TADF emitters for the yellow to red color range

T Gneuß, MJ Leitl, LH Finger, N Rau, H Yersin… - Dalton …, 2015‏ - pubs.rsc.org
A new class of emissive and neutral Cu (I) compounds with tripodal ligands is presented.
The complexes were characterized chemically, computationally, and photophysically. Under …

Copper (i) complexes with bipyridyl and phosphine ligands: A systematic study

I Andrés-Tomé, J Fyson, FB Dias, AP Monkman… - Dalton …, 2012‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Phosphorescent copper (I) complexes carrying 2, 2′-bipyridyl derivatives and phosphine
ligands have been prepared and fully characterised. The role of the bipyridyl as well as the …

Studies on the interaction of copper complexes of (−)-epicatechin gallate and (−)-epigallocatechin gallate with calf thymus DNA

KS Ghosh, BK Sahoo, D Jana, S Dasgupta - Journal of Inorganic …, 2008‏ - Elsevier
The interaction of copper complexes of (−)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) and (−)-
epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) with calf thymus DNA (ct-DNA) was investigated by UV …