Tri- and Mono-Nuclear Zinc(II) Complexes Based on Half- and Mono-Salamo Chelating Ligands

Abstract

Two newly designed complexes, [Zn(L1)(EtOH)] (1) and [{Zn(L2)(OAc)2}2Zn]·CHCl3 (2) derived from salamo and half-salamo chelating ligands (H2L1 and HL2) have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, IR and UV-VIS spectra, fluorescence spectra, and X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 shows a slightly distorted tetragonal pyramid and forms an infinite 3D supramolecular structure. All of the Zn(II) ions in complex 2 are hexa-coordinated with slightly distorted octahedral geometries. Complex 2 possesses an infinite 2D space structure. The fluorescence titration experiments were used to characterize fluorescence properties of complexes 1 and 2. And the normalized fluorescent spectra exhibit that complexes 1 and 2 have favourable fluorescent emissions in different solvents.