Cover Feature: Bimetallic d¹⁰‐Metal Complexes of a Bipyridine Substituted N‐Heterocyclic Carbene (Chem. Eur. J. 23/2018)

Abstract

A hybrid ligand featuring both carbene and N‐donor sites, was selectively complexed with various d10 metal cations. Open‐chain and cyclic bimetallic complexes were selectively obtained independently of the metals and the reactions conditions. The photoluminescence of all open‐chain bimetallic complexes is quite similar. In contrast, the cyclic bimetallic compounds feature different photoluminescence properties, depending on the metals involved. The cover picture shows both open‐chain and cyclic bimetallic complexes and indicates their difference in photoluminescence. More information can be found in the Full Paper by P. W. Roesky, et al. on page 6094.