The Utility of 2,2'-bipyrimidine in Lanthanide Chemistry: From Materials Synthesis to Structural and Physical Properties
Abstract
This paper reviews the recent investigations undertaken on the use of 2,2'-bipyrimidine (bpm) as a ligand for designing molecular complexes as well as polymeric lanthanide materials. A special emphasis is put on the ability of this polydentate neutral ligand to yield compounds of various dimensionalities, to act as a connector between these large ions and influence their emissive and magnetic properties. This ligand can adopt a terminal or a bridging coordination mode with lanthanide ions, thus generating a wealth of frameworks of various topologies with the 4f elements. The main focus of this review is to show the originality brought by bpm in lanthanide structural chemistry and solid state photophysics and magnetism.