Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.40, No.5, 1060-1064, 2001
Phthalazine-based dinucleating ligands afford dinuclear centers often encountered in metalloenzyme active sites
The dinucleating ligand 1,4-bis(2,2'-dipyridylmethyl)phthalazine (bdptz) forms stable dinuclear complexes with most of the biologically active first-row transition metal ions including manganese, iron, nickel, copper, and zinc.