Cobalt(ii/iii), nickel(ii) and copper(ii) coordination clusters employing a monoanionic Schiff base ligand: synthetic, topological and computational mechanistic aspects.

Nine mono-, di- and tetranuclear coordination clusters (M = CoII/III, NiII, CuII) using a monoanionic Schiff base ligand were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. A series of transformations occur in the ligand in certain compounds for which theoretical studies are presented. Synthetic aspects, topological issues and magnetic studies are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]