Abstract
Two novel chiral zinc(II) complexes containing naphthalene moieties, namely [Zn(CMN)Cl2] (1) and [Zn(CBN)Cl2] (2), were obtained through the reaction of zinc(II) chloride with, respectively, (1R,2R)-N1-(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (CMN) and (1R,2R)-N1,N2-bis(naphthalen-2-ylmethyl)cyclohexane-1,2-diamine (CBN) in ethanol. The ligands CMN and CBN were characterized via infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance and absorption spectroscopic analyses. As regards to the two complexes, a comprehensive single crystal X-ray diffraction investigation showed that in both cases the zinc(II) ion is surrounded by two N atoms of CMN/CBN and two chloro groups, and has a distorted tetrahedral structure, though 2 also contains an additional naphthalene group. The photo-physical properties of 1 and 2 were examined based on their electronic absorption and photoluminescence spectra. Both complexes exhibited ultraviolet emissions (both at 335 nm in CHCl3; 336 and 385 nm for 1 and 337 nm for 2 in their solid states) under 278–298 nm excitation.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 114643 |
Journal | Polyhedron |
Volume | 187 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Sep 2020 |
Keywords
- Chirality
- Circular dichroism
- Coordination complex
- Crystal structure
- Photoluminescence