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Organometallic macromolecular polymers and dendrimers constructed with various chromophores and antimicrobial species are attracting considerable attention. Interest in these materials stems from their exceptional properties and potential applications in the industry as biomedical and photoactive agents, as well as their use as sensors. Over the past few decades, the exponential growth of many new classes of metallo-macromolecules that address these issues has been illustrated. Metal-based antimicrobial macromolecules are rising due to the combination of the multiple interactions of the unique properties of metallic moieties and the effect of the bioactive species. Progress in the field of organometallic photoactive materials derives from their broad applications, including photonic switches and upconversion lasers, in addition to sensors and electronic devices. The aim of this inclusive review is to highlight the design and properties of several types of bioactive and drug delivery macromolecules containing metallic moieties as well as metallopolymers and dendrimers containing organic light-emitting diodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Recent development in the field of organometallic and coordination polymers based on transition metals, particularly the methods and degree of polymerization, the nature of bonding present, and the type of metal moiety, has become an area of ever-growing interest. Metal-containing polymers have catalytic, magnetic, optical, electrical, and electrochemical properties which allow for a variety of applications. This review will mainly shed light on the past five years of research in organometallic and coordination polymers containing transition metals, focusing on the synthetic methodologies, structural properties, and applications. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: This review is designed to highlight the recent advances in the field of organometallic and coordination macromolecules. It is organized by the particular properties that the macromolecules possess. The aim of this article is to provide a comprehensive review of the synthesis and properties of organometallic and coordination photo- and electro-active macromolecules. It will also describe the utilization of theses classes of polymers as magnetic or liquid crystalline materials, as well as sensors and catalysts. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

A number of synthetic routes have been utilized in the production of organometallic monomers and polymers containing arenes coordinated to the Group VI, VII and VIII transition metals. Transition metal-coordinated monomers were prepared either by nucleophilic aromatic substitution reactions of transition metal-coordinated haloarenes with phenolic compounds or via ligand exchange reactions. These monomers were polymerized directly or following removal of the metallic moieties to produce the resulting organometallic or organic polymers. Well-defined oligomeric ethers prepared via sequential nucleophilic displacement reactions were functionalized via nucleophilic addition reactions. The synthesis and characterization of heterometallic oligomers and complexes containing both neutral and cationic metallic moieties are also reviewed. The synthesis of polymers containing arenes coordinated to transition metal moieties was investigated using metal-mediated reactions. The introduction of transition metal moieties into pre-existing polymeric materials has also proven to be an effective methodology to isolate this class of organometallic polymer. Supramolecular assembly of arene complexes of transition metals was explored as a route to macromolecular materials. The use of arene complexes has allowed for the preparation of a number of polyfunctional molecules used in the design of dendrimers and star polymers. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]