PhD Thesis — Peter Iliopoulos

Studies of O– and S–Bridging Binucleating Ligands and their Transition Metal Complexes
(Monash University, Department of Chemistry, 1987)

This work advanced the understanding of magnetostructural correlations around bridging metals in binuclear metal centres, examples of which may be found in metalloenzymes. A significant synthetic component involved the preparation of new organic ligands and their transition metal complexes based on copper, nickel and zinc with specific structural properties. A range of advanced instrumental techniques was utilised in support of the synthetic work, including IR, UV/VIS, NMR, ESR, MS, AAS, variable temperature magnetic susceptibility and crystal structure determinations.

Examples of organic compounds and metal complexes synthesized, where M=Cu, Ni or Zn

Relevant Publications

• Binuclear Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Complexes containing an Endogenous Alkanethiolato-bridging Sulphur Atom and Exogenous μ-pyrazolate (pz) Group. Crystal Structure of [Ni₂L(pz)], Iliopoulos P, Fallon G D and Murray K S, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1988, 1823.
• Synthesis, Reactions and Copper(II), Nickel(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes of N-(2-Pyridinyl) ketothioacetamides, Iliopoulos P and Murray K S, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1988, 433.
• Structure and Magnetism of Analogous O-Bridged (Phenolato) and S-Bridged (Thiophenolato) Binuclear Copper(II) Complexes. Crystal Structure of the Binuclear S-Bridged Complex, Iliopoulos P, Murray K S, Robson R, Wilson J and Williams G A, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1987, 1585.
• Spectroscopic and Magnetic Properties of Mono– and Binuclear Copper(II) Complexes of N-(2-Pyridinyl) ketoacetamides, Iliopoulos P, Fallon G D and Murray K S, Journal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions, 1986, 437.