3-(4-Pyridyl)-acetylacetone – a fully featured substituted pyridine and a flexible linker for complex materials

3-(4-Pyridyl)-acetylacetone (HacacPy) may be used as an N donor ligand in coordination chemistry and in thermal degradation, and its metal complex Fe(acacPy)₃ can act as a poly(pyridine) bridge between two or three cations.