At the heart of every high-performance coordination material lies a well-designed ligand. For decades, 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (tpy) has stood as one of the most versatile tridentate scaffolds in modern chemistry — capable of chelating transition-metal ions (Ru, Fe, Os, Ir, Zn and more) into stable octahedral complexes with predictable geometry and tunable electronic structure.
Now Shanghai UCHEM Inc. offers a complete family of 4,4',4''-trisubstituted terpyridine derivatives, giving researchers a modular toolkit to fine-tune solubility, electronic properties, anchoring capability and downstream functionalization — all built upon a single, well-defined platform.
One Scaffold, Six Functional Handles
Because substitution at the 4,4',4''-positions is electronically conjugated with the pyridine nitrogen donors, the choice of R-group directly modulates the HOMO–LUMO gap, redox potential and photophysical behavior of the resulting metal complexes. UCHEM's series spans the full range — from the parent ligand to carboxyl-, ester- and hydroxyl-functionalized building blocks:
|
# |
Product Name |
R Group |
CAS No. |
Key Feature |
|
1 |
2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine |
H |
1148-79-4 |
The parent ligand — essential reference and starting point |
|
2 |
4,4',4''-Tri-tert-butyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine |
tBu |
115091-29-7 |
Greatly enhanced solubility + electron-donating stabilization |
|
3 |
4,4',4''-Trimethyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine |
Me |
33354-75-5 |
Fine electronic tuning with minimal steric penalty |
|
4 |
2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine-4,4',4''-tricarboxylic acid |
COOH |
216018-58-5 |
Anchoring group for DSSC & MOF linkers; water-processable |
|
5 |
Trimethyl 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine-4,4',4''-tricarboxylate |
COOMe |
330680-46-1 |
Convenient protected precursor, readily hydrolyzed to the acid |
|
6 |
2,2':6',2''-Terpyridine-4,4',4''-triyltrimethanol |
CH₂OH |
1309964-61-1 |
Reactive hydroxyl handle for further derivatization |
Where These Ligands Shine
Terpyridine-metal complexes are workhorses across disciplines. UCHEM's trisubstituted derivatives are designed for:
- Optoelectronic materials — phosphorescent emitters and charge-transport materials for OLEDs and light-emitting electrochemical cells
- Photocatalysis — water splitting, CO₂ reduction and visible-light organic transformations
- Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) — carboxyl-functionalized ligands anchor firmly to TiO₂ surfaces
- Supramolecular chemistry — metallo-grids, helicates, coordination cages and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)
- Sensing & bioimaging — luminescent probes for metal ions and biomolecules
- Electrochromic and energy-storage materials — redox-active metallopolymers
Why Choose UCHEM
- Deep heterocyclic expertise — UCHEM specializes in pyridine, bipyridine, terpyridine, phenanthroline, pyrimidine, imidazole and thiophene chemistry, serving photoelectric conversion materials, pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals
- Custom synthesis & scale-up — from laboratory grams to pilot and commercial kilograms, including tailored substitution patterns
- Reliable quality — every batch released with a Certificate of Analysis (COA), supported by full analytical documentation
- Responsive technical support — our chemists work with you to match the right ligand to your application
Let's Build Your Next Material Together
Whether you are engineering a new emitter, optimizing a photocatalyst, or assembling a supramolecular architecture, UCHEM's terpyridine platform gives you the precision and reliability your research demands.
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