Synthesis and coordination properties of a new ligand designed for surface functionalization of carbon substrates

The new ligand H2L, constituted by a tetraethylenepentamine functionalized with terminal 6-amino-3,4-dihydro-3-methyl-5-nitroso-4-oxopyrimidine groups, has been synthesized with the ultimate goal of preparing Pd2+-containing heterogeneous single metal ion catalysts based on multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-L-Pd) and graphene (G-L-Pd) for catalytic applications. In this paper, we report the synthesis of the ligand and a preliminary...