Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of a Ni(II) complex of an acyclic pentadentate Schiff base; an agreement between the experimental and theoretical results

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A Ni(II) complex of an acyclic pentadentate Schiff base was prepared by template condensation of two equivalents of 2-acetylpyridine with one equivalent of bis(3-aminopropyl)amine in the presence of Ni(II) in methanol. The resulting complex, [NiL₃₃(MeOH)](ClO₄)₂ · CH₃OH, was characterized by X-ray crystallography, elemental analysis, and IR spectrophotometry. The X-ray crystallographic structure revealed a six-coordinate, distorted octahedral geometry in which the sixth coordination being achieved by a methanol molecule. A theoretical study at DFT (B3LYP) level using standard 6-31G* basis set for ligand atoms and LanL2DZ for metal showed that the experimentally determined structure of the cation is about 8-20 kcal mol−1 more stable than its geometrical isomers.View full textDownload full textKeywordsSchiff base, Pentadentate, Crystal structure, Theoretical studiesRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00958970902842489