Turkish Journal of Chemistry
Abstract
Two novel Zn and Cu complexes with 5-chlorhydroxybenzoate and imidazole ligands, C_{41}H_{36}Zn_2N_8O_{13}Cl_4 (1) and C_{26}H_{22}Cl_2Cu_2N_8O_6 (2), were prepared by slow evaporation method. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis was used to determine their structures. The purity of the complexes was confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction analysis. In 1 the Zn^{2+} cation is tetracoordinated with 2 nitrogen atoms from 2 imidazoles and 2 oxygen atoms from the 2 carboxyl groups in 5-chlorhydroxybenzoate. In 2 the coordination polyhedrons of Cu^{2+} center can be described as distorted square pyramidal geometry sharing common edges, with an oxygen atom on the top of the pyramid. The hydrogen bonds and \pi-\pi interactions between the 2 ligands contribute to the presence of the infinite one-dimensional chain in the structure. Furthermore, solid-state fluorescence spectra indicate that both complexes show violet-blue fluorescence and can be potentially used as violet-blue fluorescence materials.
DOI
10.3906/kim-1303-91
Keywords
Metal-organic complex, X-ray diffraction, crystal structure, photoluminescent
First Page
79
Last Page
87
Recommended Citation
CHEN, H, LUO, S. Y, WU, X, WANG, Y, HU, B, HU, C, HUANG, G, & DU, Q. X (2014). Synthesis, structure, and luminescent properties of 2 novel 5-chlorhydroxybenzoate-imidazole metal-organic complexes. Turkish Journal of Chemistry 38 (1): 79-87. https://doi.org/10.3906/kim-1303-91
