Synthesis and coordination of a tert-butyl functionalized facially coordinating 2-histidine-1-carboxylate model ligand

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00958972.2021.1878353

Herein, we report a bulky variant of a bis-benzimidazole carboxylate ligand. The five-position of the benzimidazole groups were substituted with tertiary butyl groups with the intention of preventing bis-ligation and oligomerization, as was observed in ot