Chiral crystal structure of a P 212121 kryptoracemate iron(II) complex with an unsymmetric azine ligand and the observation of chiral single crystal circular dichroism

Yukinari Sunatsuki, Kunihiro Fujita, Hisashi Maruyama, Takayoshi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Ishida, Masaaki Kojima, Robert Glaser

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Abstract

A chiral complex, [Fe(HL)2](PF6)2 (1), where HL denotes 2-pyridylmethylidenehydrazono-4-(2-methylimidazolyl)methane, was prepared. X-ray structure analysis revealed that it crystallizes as a kryptoracemate of sesquihydrate chiral crystals in the orthorhombic noncentrosymmetric space group P212121 (Z = 8, Z' = 2). Two diastereomeric cationic complexes with opposite configuration reside within the asymmetric unit. KBr pellets prepared using selected single crystals showed enantiomorphous circular dichroism patterns.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3692-3695
Number of pages4
JournalCrystal Growth and Design
Volume14
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 6 Aug 2014

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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