Abstract
Reactions of HgX2 (X = Cl, N3, NO3) with (E)-2-methoxy-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)aniline (L1) and (E)-4-methoxy-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylene)aniline (L2) in ethanol gave two monomers, [HgL1(Cl)2] (1) and [HgL2(NO3)2(DMSO)] (5), and three coordination polymers, {[HgL1(N3)2]2·Hg(N3)2}n (2), [HgL2(Cl)2]n (3), and [HgL2(NO3)2]n·nCH3CN (4). Compounds 1–5 were characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The common feature of monomeric 1 and 5 is the presence of intra- and intermolecular Hg–O bonds. In the absence of these, polymeric structures arise as a result of azide, chloride, and nitrate bridging in 2, 3, and 4, respectively. Fluorescent properties of 1–5 were also investigated.
Basu Baul, Tushar S