Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of a Discrete Cuprous Iodide Compound with a Transition Metal Complex Cation

With transition metal complex, a discrete cuprous iodide compound, namely, [Ni（phen）3]2Cu6I10（1, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） has been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies revealed that compound 1 crystallizes in triclinic space group P1（No. 2） with a = 11.2694（2）, b = 12.3699（3）, c = 15.0387（3） ？, α = 102.840（2）, β = 105.215（2）, γ = 96.388（2）°, V = 1940.04（7） ^3, Z = 1, Dc = 2.438 g·cm^-3, F（000） = 1324, R = 0.0256 and w R = 0.0555（I 〉 2σ（I））. Compound 1 features a discrete anionic moiety of [Cu6I10]^4- charge-balanced by two metal complexes of [Ni（phen）3]2＋. The optical absorption edge of compound 1 was estimated to be 2.24 eV. Interestingly, nearly 95% of contaminant（crystal violet aqueous solution（CV）, 50 m L, 1.0 × 10^-5 M） could be decolorized after exposure to visible light within 30 min, illustrating an impressive photocatalytic activity of compound 1. The thermal stability of 1 has also been studied.

Investigation on Molecular and Crystal Structures of Metal Complexes with Aminopolycarboxylic Acids(Ⅰ)─Synthesis and Structure of Na_2[Fe~Ⅲ(ida)2]2·3H_2O

The crystal structure of the title complex salt has been determined by single-crystal X-ray structure analysis. The crystal data are as follows; Monoclinic, P21/c, a=15.6480(10)A,b=16.7870(10)A, c=10.347(2)A, β=90.790(10), V=2717.7(6)A3, Z=3, and R=0.0333 for 4789 unique reflections. The complex anion has a pseudo-octahedral structure distorted more than the CrⅢand CoⅢ analogs, in which cach iminodiacetato ligand (ida2-) is coordinated in a facial fashion with the two N atoms in a cis configuration, resulting in an unsyin-fac structure.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Fluorescent Property of a Zn(Ⅱ) Complex with 1,3-Bis(imidazol-1-yl)benzene and 1,3-Benzenedicarboxylate

A novel zinc complex [Zn（BIB）（bdc）]n（1, BIB = 1,3-bis（imidazol-1-yl）benzene, bdc = 1,3-benzenedicarboxylate） has been synthesized in solvothermal conditions. The title complex was characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, thermal analysis, single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. The result proved that the alliance of BIB and aromatic carboxylic acids is good for the diversity of getatable structure. Complex 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system of P2/c space group with a = 11.5591（10）, b = 9.6239（8）, c = 33.727（3）A, β = 103.816（3）°, V = 3643.4（5） A^3, Z = 8, μ = 1.385 mm^-1, F（000） = 1792, Dc = 1.603 g/cm^3 and Mr = 439.72 g/mol. Additionally, luminescent properties of complex 1 are also investigated and it shows good fluorescence.

A Metal-organic Framework Containing Octanuclear Zn(Ⅱ) Clusters Constructed by 5-Methoxyisophthalate and Flexible Bis(imidazolyl) Ligand

The hydrothermal reaction of 5-methoxyisophthalic acid（MeO-H2ip）, 1,3-bis（2-methylimidazol-1-yl）propane（bmip） and Zn（NO3）2·6H2O in the presence of NaOCH3 gave rise to a three-dimensional（3-D） metal-organic framework containing octanuclear Zn（II） units, [Zn4（MeO-ip）3（OH）2（bmip）]n. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with a = 11.348（3）, b = 14.163（4）, c = 15.088（4） , α = 108.537（2）, β = 106.542（2）, γ = 103.106（1）o, V = 2065.4（9） -3, Z = 2, Mr = 334.62, Dc = 1.740 g·cm-（-3）, μ = 2.375 mm-（-1）, S = 1.015, F（000） = 1096, the final R = 0.0272 and w R = 0.0715 for 8929 observed reflections（I 〉 2σ（I））. The complex is thermally stable up to 370 oC, and exhibits photoluminescent emission at 450 nm on 350 nm excitation.

Synthesis and crystal structure of Ni,Cu complexes of 5-methyl-10,10,15,15,20,20-hexaethylcalix[4]pyrrole mono-Schiff bases

The functionalized calix[4]pyrrole meso-substituted Schiff bases were conveniently prepared by four- step synthetic route. Furthermore, the nickel and copper complexes of calix[4]pyrrole meso-substituted Schiff base with 1：2 stoichiometry were obtained. The crystal structures of the calix[4]pyrroles and their metal complexes were determined by X-ray diffraction.

Synthesis,crystal structures and complexing ability of difunctionalized copillar[5]arene Schiff bases

An efficient method for the synthesis of some difunctionalized copillar[5]arene Schiff bases from condensation of salicylaldehyde and its 5-chloro,5-bromo,3,5-di（t-butyl） substituted derivatives with corresponding diamino-functionalized copillar[5]arene,which were prepared by Gabriel reaction according to the reported method.Single-crystals of six copillar[5]arenes were determined by X-ray diffraction.An ORTEP of compounds showed that the two chains units of Schiff base exist in the outside of the cavity of pillar[5]arene.Furthermore,the complexing ability of these Schiff bases to transition metal ions were investigated by UV and fluorescence spectroscopy.

Structural elucidation, theoretical investigation using DFT calculations,thermal and dielectric analyses of new zinc(Ⅱ) based inorganic–organic hybrid

A novel interesting d^（10） metal hybrid, [1,2-C_6H_（10）（NH_3）_2]ZnCl_4; 1,2-diammoniumcyclohexane tetrachlorozincate（II） was grown, structurally characterized and their vibrational as well as thermal and dielectric proprieties were studied. A preliminary single crystal X-ray diffraction structural analysis has revealed that the latter crystallizes in the monoclinic system（space group C2/c）. Its unit cell dimensions are a = 32.394（9） ？, b = 12.217（4） ？, c = 10.175（3） ？, β = 97.852（13）° with Z = 12 and the refinement converged to R = 0.034 and ωR = 0.065. Hirshfeld surface analyses, especially d_（norm）surface and fingerprint plots were used for decoding intermolecular interactions in the crystal network. The optimized geometric parameters, normal mode frequencies and corresponding vibrational assignments of the present compound were theoretically examined by the DFT/B3 LYP method with the Lan L2 DZ basis set. The thermal and dielectric analyses suggested the presence of ferroelectric phase transition at 314 K.