Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 24, 2026

Synthesis of a Thiol Building Block for the Crystallization of a Semiconducting Gyroidal Metal-sulfur Framework
Published on: April 9, 2018
Bis-(thiosemicarbazonato) Zn(II) complexes as building blocks for construction of supramolecular catalysts
Vladica Bocokić1, Martin Lutz, Anthony L Spek
1University of Amsterdam, van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
In this paper we report the application of bis-(thiosemicarbazonato) Zn(II) complexes as building blocks in the construction of supramolecular transition metal assemblies. We investigated their coordination behaviour towards pyridylphosphine molecules and found these systems comparable to those based on Zn(porphyrin) and Zn(salphen) complexes. Additionally, catalytic experiments and an in situ high-pressure FTIR study of the supramolecular rhodium hydroformylation catalysts, assembled using the bis-(thiosemicarbazonato) Zn(II) complexes, demonstrate their applicability in supramolecular catalysis and their potential for application in other areas of supramolecular chemistry.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Valence Bond Theory
Diazonium Group Substitution with Halogens and Cyanide: Sandmeyer and Schiemann Reactions
Diazonium Group Substitution: –OH and –H
Structural Isomerism
Isomers are different chemical species that have the same chemical formula. Structural isomerism of coordination compounds can be divided into two subcategories, the linkage isomers and coordination-sphere isomers.
Linkage isomers occur when the coordination compound contains a ligand that can bind to the transition metal center through two different atoms. For example, the CN− ligand can bind through the carbon atom or through the nitrogen atom. Similarly, SCN− can be...
Coordination Number and Geometry
Preparation and Reactions of Sulfides

