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Thermochemical Studies of Ni(II) and Zn(II) Ternary Complexes Using Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry
Published on: June 8, 2022
Dimeth-yl(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine-κN,N',N'')zinc(II)
Tamila Shalumova1, Joseph M Tanski
1Department of Chemistry, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604, USA.
Abstract:
The title compound, [Zn(CH(3))(2)(C(15)H(11)N(3))], was synthesized by the addition of dimethyl-zinc to 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine and was crystallized by the slow evaporation of THF. The penta-coordinate Zn(II) atom, lying on a twofold rotation axis, displays a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry, with two terminal N atoms at the axial positions and the central N atom and two methyl C atoms at the equatorial positions.
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