Royal Society of Chemistry, Chemical Communications, 24, p. 2674-2675
DOI: 10.1039/b109849g
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Reaction of the new ligand 1,2-dimethoxy-4,5-bis(2-pyridylethynyl) benzene with different metal centers under similar reaction conditions led to three distinct structure formation processes: molecular ring closure, dimerization, and polymer formation.