In general, if the atoms that make up the ring contain heteroatoms, such rings become heterocycles, and organic compounds containing heterocycles are called heterocyclic compounds. An article called Development of tris-cyclometalated iridium complexes for cellular imaging through structural modification, published in 2020-08-01, which mentions a compound: 1008-89-5, Name is 2-Phenylpyridine, Molecular C11H9N, Product Details of 1008-89-5.
Herein the authors report the synthesis and study of two novel tris-cyclometalated Ir complexes derived from [Ir(ppy)3] and bearing an aminoalkyl substituent on one of the 2-phenylpyridine ligands. These complexes differ in the number of the alkyl substituents of the aminoalkyl group. Specifically, the complexes reported herein contain one (1) and two (2) 2-hydroxy Et groups on the N atom. Both complexes retain the good photophys. properties reported for earlier versions of this group of tris-cyclometalated Ir complexes. However, the differences in the substitution result in changes in the responsive photoluminescence behavior in aqueous solutions Live cell microscopy experiments revealed that the complexes can localize in NIH-3T3 cells. Finally, the complex containing two 2-hydroxy Et groups is less cytotoxic than the its mono-substituted counterpart.
Compound(1008-89-5)Product Details of 1008-89-5 received a lot of attention, and I have introduced some compounds in other articles, similar to this compound(2-Phenylpyridine), if you are interested, you can check out my other related articles.
Reference:
Indole alkaloid derivatives as building blocks of natural products from Bacillus thuringiensis and Bacillus velezensis and their antibacterial and antifungal activity study,
Preparation of Indole Containing Building Blocks for the Regiospecific Construction of Indole Appended Pyrazoles and Pyrroles