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Preparation of SNS Cobalt(II) Pincer Model Complexes of Liver Alcohol Dehydrogenase
Published on: March 19, 2020
Nickel(II), copper(II), and cobalt(II) solid-state structures formed through hydrogen bonding with ditopic
Guillermo A Santillan1, Carl J Carrano
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA.
Abstract:
New complexes of nickel(II), copper(II), and cobalt(II) derived from bidentate coordinating heteroscorpionate ligands, (4-carboxyphenyl)bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)methane, (L4c) and (3-carboxyphenyl)bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)methane, (L3c) have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, IR, elemental analysis and UV-vis spectroscopy. By adjusting the reaction conditions the coordination modes of the ligands can be controlled. Solid-state interactions utilizing the strong hydrogen bonding capabilities of protonated and uncoordinated carboxylate groups can be the result of these changed reaction conditions. Finally the different orientation of the carboxylate groups in the ligands L3c and L4c also affect the overall coordination modes and the nature of the solid-state interactions in these systems.
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