2-Picolylamine is an
organic compound with the formula H
2NCH
2C
5H
4N. A colorless liquid, it is a common
bidentate ligand
In coordination chemistry, a ligand is an ion or molecule ( functional group) that binds to a central metal atom to form a coordination complex. The bonding with the metal generally involves formal donation of one or more of the ligand's el ...
and a precursor to more complex multidentate ligands such as
tris(2-pyridylmethyl)amine. It is usually prepared by hydrogenation of 2-cyano
pyridine. One such complex is Baratta's catalyst RuCl
2(PPh
3)
2(ampy) (ampy = 2-picolylamine) for
transfer hydrogenation. Salts of the complex
e(pyCH2NH2)3sup>2+ exhibit
spin crossover behavior, whereby the complex switches from high to low spin configurations, depending on the temperature.
Safety
The oral in
quail is low, being 750 mg/kg.
References
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2-Pyridyl compounds
Amines