1. Complexation of different transition metals with 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine: Crystal structure, UV spectra and Hirshfeld surfaces.
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Yang, Li-Jing, Liu, Qing-Ling, Wang, Ming-Xin, Gu, Lian-Shuai, Luo, Yang-Hui, and Sun, Bai-Wang
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BIPYRIDINE , *TRANSITION metals , *CYANAMID , *CRYSTAL structure , *COMPLEXATION reactions , *INTERMOLECULAR interactions , *ULTRAVIOLET spectrometers - Abstract
Four new complexes, [Co(dmbpy) 2 (dca) 2 ]·CH 3 OH ( 1 ), [Ni(dmbpy) 2 (dca) 2 ]·CH 3 OH ( 2 ), [Zn(dmbpy) 2 (dca) 2 ]·( 3 ) and [Cu(dmbpy) 2 (OH) 2 ]·5H 2 O ( 4 ) (dca = dicyanamide), derived from 4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine (dmbpy) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal structures and Hirshfeld surfaces analysis revealed that the complexes 1 – 3 were mainly supported by O H ⋯ N, C H ⋯ N and π ⋯ π intermolecular interactions, and for complex 4 , the uncoordinated water molecules play a key role in the construction of the 3D stacking motif. UV spectrum measurements demonstrate that all of the complexes show typical metal to ligand charge transfer (MLCT) absorption bands between 301 and 306 nm. Moreover, after complexation, the absorption maximum bands about intraligand π → π* transitions similarly show slightly red shift compared to dmbpy ligand, consisting with the DFT calculations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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