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Tautomerism and various coordination modes of typical chelating ligands with metals

A. D. Garnovskii, I. S. Vasil'chenko

Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry,Rostov State University

Abstract: Data on the tautomerism of classical chelating ligands, viz., β-diketones and nitrogen- and sulfur-containing analogues, are surveyed. The possibilities of the stabilisation of specific tautomers of these organic compounds due to coordination with metals are discussed.

Received: 24.08.2004

DOI: 10.1070/RC2005v074n03ABEH001164

 English version: Russian Chemical Reviews, 2005, 74:3, 193–215

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