CAREER NETWORK World's one of the largest Research Career Network Benefits Academic & Industry jobs Project funding Visiting faculty positions Visiting scientist positions Invited talks and more... Register FREE Global Journal of Inorganic Chemistry. Volume 2, Issue 4 (2011) pp. 219-251 Review Article Coordination chemistry of non-innocent ligands containing pyridyl or polypyridyl binding sites Dai Oyama Department of Industrial Systems Engineering, Cluster of Science and Technology, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan Abstract This article reviews recent work in the area of non-innocent behavior in mononuclear complexes. The coordination chemistry of pyridine-derived ligands is discussed, with particular focus on their non-innocent properties due to the attachment of azo, naphthyridine and quinone functional groups. In addition to the chemistry of the compounds, the application of the complexes with non-innocent ligands is also described briefly. This review provides inspiration and motivation towards the incorporation of non-innocent ligands. Keywords Non-innocent ligand; Metal complex; Azopyridine; Naphthyridine; Quinone; Polypyridine