%0 Journal Article
%T Electroactive Bisiminopyridine Ligands: Synthesis and Complexation Studies
%A Gabriela Nita
%A Diana Branzea
%A Flavia Pop
%A Abdelkrim El-Ghayoury
%A Narcis Avarvari
%J Crystals
%D 2012
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/cryst2020338
%X The condensation reaction of (4-(6,7-dimethyldithio-tetrathiafulvalene)-aniline) with 2,6-diformylpyridine afforded an electroactive Schiff base (N,N,N) pincer ( 3). This pincer was reacted with Zn(II) cation to yield the corresponding Zinc chloride complex ( 4). The crystal structure of the newly prepared electroactive zinc complex reveals that the tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) is neutral and the zinc cation is pentacoordinated. The two chlorines are involved in a set of hydrogen bonds giving rise to a 2D supramolecular grid arrangement. The electronic absorption properties and the electrochemical behavior have been elucidated. These two compounds are promising for the construction of crystalline radical cation salts.
%K tetrathiafulvalene
%K Schiff base
%K transition metal complex
%K cyclic voltammetry
%K UV-Vis spectroscopy
%U http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4352/2/2/338