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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
(4'-Chloro-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine-κ3 N,N',N'')bis(nitrato-κO)zinc(II)
Rafael A Adrian1, Daniela Canales1, Hadi D Arman2
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX 78209, USA.
Abstract:
In the title complex, [Zn(C15H10ClN3)(NO3)2], the central zinc(II) atom is penta-coordinated by two O-bonded nitrate ions and three N atoms of the 4'-chloro-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine ligand in a slightly distorted trigonal-bipyramidal shape. The main feature of the title complex packing is the presence of offset π-π inter-actions between the terpyridine rings in different layers. This structure constitutes the first known example of a zinc(II) 4-chloro-terpyridine complex with coordinating nitrate ions.
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