Synthesis and characterization of new Pd(<scp>ii</scp>) and Pt(<scp>ii</scp>) complexes with 3-substituted 1-(2-pyridyl)imidazo[1,5-<i>a</i>]pyridine ligands

Abstract

)Cl] (14) confirmed the spectroscopic and analytical data. Finally DFT studies unveiled the structural reasons behind the inertia of the synthesised compounds toward metalation, identified as the higher angle steric strain in comparison with the analogous bipyridine complexes.