Imidazole and Triazole Coordination Chemistry for Antifouling Coatings

Fouling of marine organisms on the hulls of ships is a severe problem for the shipping industry. Many antifouling agents are based on five-membered nitrogen heterocyclic compounds, in particular imidazoles and triazoles. Moreover, imidazole and triazoles are strong ligands for Cu2+ and Cu+, which ar...

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Main Authors: Markus Andersson Trojer, Alireza Movahedi, Hans Blanck, Magnus Nydén
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Chemistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/946739