Abstract
A bidentate iminophenol (HL = 2-((4-methoxyphenylimino)methyl)-4,6-di-tert- butylphenol derived from condensation of 4-methoxyaniline and 3,5-di-tert-butyl-2-hydroxybenzaldehyde) was mixed with divalent metal salts to form the corresponding mononuclear metal complexes [MII(L) 2] (M = Co (1), Cu (2), and Zn (3)). The complexes are characterized by different spectroscopic and analytical tools. X-ray crystal structures of the complexes revealed homoleptic mononuclear complexes with MN2O 2 coordination. The cobalt(II) (1) and zinc(II) (3) complexes display a pseudo-tetrahedral coordination geometry, whereas the copper(II) complex (2) exhibits a distorted square-planar coordination. The zinc(II) complex (3) emits at 460 nm with a twofold enhancement of emission with respect to the free iminophenol.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3619-3628 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Coordination Chemistry |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 20 Oct 2013 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Crystal structure
- Fluorescence
- Iminophenol
- Transition metal complexes
- Zinc
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry