A Chiral Bis(salicylaldiminato)zinc(II) Complex with Second-Order Nonlinear Optical and Luminescent Properties in Solution

A Chiral Bis(salicylaldiminato)zinc(II) Complex with Second-Order Nonlinear Optical and Luminescent Properties in Solution

Whereas there is an increasing amount of reports on the second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) and luminescence properties of tetradentate [N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>] Schiff base–zinc complexes, the study of zinc complexes having two bidentate [NO] Schiff-base ligands is relat...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paola Matozzo, Alessia Colombo, Claudia Dragonetti, Stefania Righetto, Dominique Roberto, Paolo Biagini, Simona Fantacci, Daniele Marinotto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Inorganics
Subjects:
zinc(II) complexes
second-order nonlinear optics
EFISH
luminescence
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/8/4/25
Description
Summary:Whereas there is an increasing amount of reports on the second-order nonlinear optical (NLO) and luminescence properties of tetradentate [N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>] Schiff base–zinc complexes, the study of zinc complexes having two bidentate [NO] Schiff-base ligands is relatively unexplored from an NLO point of view. This work puts in evidence that the known chiral bis{2-[(<i>R</i>)-(+)-1-phenylethyliminomethyl]phenolato-<i>N</i>,<i>O</i>}zinc(II) complex is a fascinating multifunctional molecular inorganic–organic hybrid material characterized by interesting second-order NLO and luminescent properties in solution. The emissive properties of the organic 2-(<i>R</i>)-(+)-1-phenylethyliminomethyl]phenol proligand are greatly enhanced upon coordination to the inorganic Zn(II) center.
ISSN:2304-6740

Similar Items