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Line Shape Analysis of Dynamic NMR Spectra for Characterizing Coordination Sphere Rearrangements at a Chiral Rhenium Polyhydride Complex
Published on: July 27, 2022
Stabilization of two conformers via intra- or inter-molecular hydrogen bonds in a dinuclear vanadium(v) complex with
Snehasish Thakur1, Michael G B Drew2, Antonio Franconetti3
1Department of Chemistry, Inorganic Section, Jadavpur University Kolkata 700 032 India shouvik.chem@gmail.com.
Abstract:
A dinuclear vanadium(v) complex, (μ-O)2[V(O)(L)]2, [where HL = 2-methoxy-6-((2-(2-hydroxyethylamino)ethylimino)methyl)phenol] has been synthesized and characterized by spectral and elemental analysis. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study confirms it structure. Two different conformations, stabilized via either intra- or inter-dinuclear hydrogen bonding interactions, co-exist in the solid-state structure. The energies of these intra- or inter-dinuclear hydrogen bonding interactions have been estimated by Density functional theory (DFT) calculations. A 'Non-covalent interaction' (NCI) plot has also been used to characterize these interactions.
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