Synthesis, crystal structures, and fluorescence properties of two dinuclear cadmium(II) complexes derived from N-isopropyl-N′-(1-pyridin-2-ylethylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine

摘要

A new tridentate pyridyl Schiff base, N-isopropyl-N′-(1-pyridin-2-ylethylidene)ethane-1,2-diamine (L), was used to synthesize two dinuclear cadmium(II) complexes, [Cd₂L₂(μ _1,1-N₃)₂(N₃)₂] (1) and [Cd₂L₂(μ _1,3-NCS)₂(NCS)₂] (2). X-ray single crystal structure determination reveals that in both centrosymmetric complexes, the Cd atom is in a distorted octahedral coordination. In the crystal structures of 1 and 2, the dinuclear cadmium(II) complex molecules are linked, respectively, through intermolecular N–H···N and N–H···S hydrogen bonds to form infinite 1D chains. The preliminary fluorescence properties of the complexes were investigated.