Syntheses, Emission Properties and Intramolecular Ligand Exchange of Zinc Complexes with Ligands belonging to the Tmpa Family.

Alexander Beitat, Simon P. Foxon, Christoph-Cornelius Brombach, Heike Hausmann, Frank W. Heinemann, Frank Hampel, Uwe Monkowius, Christa Hirtenlehner, Günther Knör (Editor), Siegfried Schindler (Editor)

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Abstract

The zinc complexes [(L1)2Zn(MeOH)2](OTf)2, [(L1)ZnCl2], [(L2)ZnCl2], [(L2)Zn(OTf)(H2O)]OTf and [(Me-bispic)ZnCl2] of the ligands N-[(2-Pyridyl)methyl]-2,2´-dipyridylamine (L1), N-[bis(2-pyridyl)methyl]-2-pyridylamine (L2) and N-methyl-[bis(2-pyridyl)methyl]amine (Me-bispic) were synthesised and characterised. The first copper(I) complexes of the ligands L1 and L2 were also synthesised and structurally characterised. [(L1)ZnCl2] showed unexpected fluxional behaviour in solution and revealed an interesting intramolecular ligand exchange mechanism in the coordination sphere of the zinc ion. Furthermore, strong blue emission was observed under UV-light excitation.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5090
Number of pages12
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume40
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

Fields of science

  • 103 Physics, Astronomy
  • 104003 Inorganic chemistry
  • 104016 Photochemistry
  • 104021 Structural chemistry

JKU Focus areas

  • Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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