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Bis{2-methoxy-6-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)iminiometh-yl]-phenolato-κO}bis-(thio-cyanato-κN)zinc(II)
Hua-Qiong Li1, Hui-Duo Xian, Jian-Feng Liu
1Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, Zhejiang 321004, People's Republic of China, and, College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, jinhua 321004, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
The Schiff base 2-[(4-methyl-phen-yl)imino-meth-yl]-6-methoxy-phenol (HL) forms a complex with a Zn(2+) atom and two independent thio-cyanate ions, [Zn(NCS)(2)(C(15)H(15)NO(2))(2)], in which two phenolate O atoms the two independent Schiff base ligands are coordinated to thee Zn(2+) atom. The protonated imine N atoms are involved in an intramolecular hydrogen bond with the phenoxide group. The Zn atom is also coordinated by two N atoms of two thio-cyanate ligands. The coordination environment of the Zn atom is distorted-tetra-hedral.
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