Group I–IV Metal Dithiocarbamates—Spectroscopic Properties, Structure, pH‐Dependent Stability in Solution, Molecular Recognition, Biological Activity, and Applications

ABSTRACT Metal coordination compounds based on organic dithiocarbamate ( dtc ) ligands have been extensively studied in the past and are still under current research. For many years, the center of attention was transition metal derivatives, but more recently also, main group and f ‐group elements are attracting interest, mainly because of important applications and perspectives in agriculture, pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry, the mining industry, materials science, supramolecular chemistry (self‐assembly and ion/molecular recognition), and nanochemistry. The present contribution provides an overview of important spectroscopic, structural, chemical, and physical properties of dtc coordination compounds derived from representative elements of Groups I–IV.