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Pyridine-type ligands are considered one of the most versatile ligands in photochemistry since they can act as emitters themselves or as donor or acceptors of electronic density depending on the electronic character of the substituents of the rings and the metal centers bonded to them. Gold is a well known metal with an impressive tendency to form metal aggregates through metal-metal interactions and, therefore, gold complexes bearing these ligands are tailored derivatives with potential as emitting materials. The new possibilities of experimental and theoretical studies that appear with the easy synthesis of a new class of luminescent materials formed by the combination of pyridine ligands and gold are shown here.
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Dedicated to Prof. Juan Fornies on the occasion of his 60th birthday.
The group in the University of La Rioja is working in gold chemistry since 1979 and they have produced more than 80 scientific papers and two patents. They focus their interest not only in the synthesis of new homo- and hetero-nuclear gold compounds, but also in the study of some properties such as luminescence or biomedical behaviour and in the application of theoretical calculations. Some of them have been invited to give talks at different International Conferences or Universities in America, Asia or Europe.
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Fernández, E.J., Laguna, A., López-de-Luzuriaga, J.M. et al. Pyridine gold complexes. an emerging class of luminescent materials. Gold Bull 40, 172–183 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03215578
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