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Ultrasonic-assisted synthesis and structural characterization of two new nano-structured Hg(II) coordination polymers
Hosein Ghasempour1, Alireza Azhdari Tehrani1, Ali Morsali1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract:
Two new Hg(II) coordination polymers containing N,N'-Bis-pyridin-3-ylmethylene-naphtalene-1,5-diamine ligand were synthesized by conventional and sonochemical methods, characterized by spectroscopic techniques (FT-IR and elemental analysis), and their X-ray crystallographic structures were determined. The crystal packing and supramolecular features of these coordination polymers were studied using geometrical analysis and Hirshfeld surface analysis. The crystal structure analysis revealed that H⋯H contacts, C-H⋯π and C-H⋯X (X = Cl for 1 and X = Br for 2) hydrogen bonding interactions are strong enough to govern the supramolecular architecture. The BFDH analysis helps us to compare the predicted morphology to that obtained under ultrasonication. This study may provide further insight into discovering the role of weak intermolecular interactions in the context of nano-supramolecular assembly.
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