ABSTRACT

Abstract ................................................................................................. 144 5.1 Introduction .................................................................................. 144 5.2 Dimethylsiloxane-Based Compounds and Their Particularities ..145 5.3 Polar-Nonpolar Compounds as Templates for

Metal-Containing Nanostructures ................................................ 147 5.4 Metal Complexes Containing Siloxane Ligands Able to

Self-Assemble in Selective Solvents ........................................... 151 5.5 Concluding Remarks .................................................................... 164 Acknowledgments ................................................................................. 165 Keywords .............................................................................................. 165 References ............................................................................................. 165

MIRELA-FERNANDA ZALTARIOV*, MARIA CAZACU, and CARMEN RACLES

Inorganic Polymers Department, “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Grigore Ghica-Voda Alley 41A, 700487 Iasi, Romania

*Corresponding author. E-mail: zaltariov.mirela@icmpp.ro

ABSTRACT

The self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules or block copolymers is widely investigated, providing a fascinating route to functional nanomaterials with potential for a variety of applications. However, the self-assembly of metal complexes has been relatively less explored compared to the purely organic systems.