4,4'-Di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl

4,4'-Di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl is a bipyridyl compound that is widely employed as a ligand for transition metals in the preparation of catalysts and functional materials. 4,4'-Di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl has been utilized in the preparation of electron-transfer mediators for light-active materials, and in the preparation of stable Pd(IV) monoaryl fluoride complexes for the study of Pd-mediated aryl-fluoride bond formation. Other organometallic complexes or iridium and related metals have been prepared incorporating 4,4'-Di-tert-butyl-2,2'-dipyridyl for applications to small molecule and materials synthesis.