Two generations of nitrobenzhydrol-based photocages for Zn2+ have been prepared and characterized. The first series includes the tridentate ZinCast-1 utilizes a bis-pyridin-2- ylmethyl-aniline ligand that forms a 5, 5-chelate ring upon metal binding. The related photocages ZinCast-2 with a N-[2-(pyridine-2-yl) ethyl]-N-(pyridine-2-ylmethyl) aniline (5, 6- chelate ring) and ZinCast-3 with a N, N-bis [2-(pyridine-2-yl) ethyl] aniline (6, 6-chelate ...
[Kovacevic, Luka S.; Idziak, Christopher; Markevicius, Augustinas; Scullion, Callum; Corr, Michael J.; Kennedy, Alan R.; Tuttle, Tell; Murphy, John A. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 2012 , vol. 51, # 34 p. 8516 - 8519]