Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Kinetics of the Thermal Decomposition of the Nickel(II) Complex of the Schiff Base 2-[(4 Methylphenylimino)methyl]-6-methoxyphenol

A new dinuclear complex, [Ni2(H2O)L4]·5H2O, consisting of chelating bidentate and bridging tridentate coordinated 2-[(4-methylphenylimino)methyl]-6-methoxyphenol (HL) Schiff base ligands and water molecules has been synthesized using a traditional method. The structure of this complex was characteri...

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Main Authors: Guo-Liang Zhao, Hui-Duo Xian, Yan-Fang Wang, Jian-Feng Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-07-01
Series:Molecules
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/14/7/2582/
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Summary:A new dinuclear complex, [Ni2(H2O)L4]·5H2O, consisting of chelating bidentate and bridging tridentate coordinated 2-[(4-methylphenylimino)methyl]-6-methoxyphenol (HL) Schiff base ligands and water molecules has been synthesized using a traditional method. The structure of this complex was characterized by FTIR and UV/Vis spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analyses (TG-DTG) and further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Its crystal structure is of monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 13.2837(5) Å, b = 27.3886(10) Å, c = 17.5415(6) Å, α = 90 º, β = 108.429(2) º, γ = 90 º, V = 6054.7(4) Å3, Z = 4. The crystal structure reveals that there is a Ni·Ni core, with a separation of 3.183 Å. Its thermal decomposition kinetics were also studied.
ISSN:1420-3049