Synthesis, X-ray characterization and DFT studies of N-benzimidazolyl-pyrimidine-M(II) complexes (M = Cu, Co and Ni): the prominent role of pi-hole an

<p> In this manuscript we report the synthesis and X-ray characterization of several complexes of Cu(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) with 2-(N-benzimidazolyl)-pyrimidine (L) and nitrate co-ligands. Complexes 1 and 2 are trans and cis isomers, respectively, with formula [CuL2(NO3)(2)]. Furthermore, comp...

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Autores: Cañellas, Santiago, Bauzá, Antonio, Lancho, Aïda, García-Raso, Angel, Fiol, Joan J., Molins, Elies, Ballester, Pablo, Frontera, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2072/305827
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/2072/305827
https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ce01009h
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:polydentate nitrogen ligands
dinuclear copper(ii) complexes
nitryl
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Sumario:<p> In this manuscript we report the synthesis and X-ray characterization of several complexes of Cu(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) with 2-(N-benzimidazolyl)-pyrimidine (L) and nitrate co-ligands. Complexes 1 and 2 are trans and cis isomers, respectively, with formula [CuL2(NO3)(2)]. Furthermore, complexes 2, [CuL2(NO3)(2)] (3) and [NiL2(NO3)(2)] (4) are essentially isostructural with a cis-disposition of the nitrate ligands. In compounds 1-4, the coordination mode of nitrate is terminal bidentate. Finally, during the synthesis of compound 1, a few crystals of a different complex were found and separated manually from the bulk sample and characterized by X-ray diffraction. In this compound (5), the benzimidazole ring of the ligand is oxidized to benzimidazolone (L&#39;) and the formula of this unexpected compound is [CuL&#39;(2)(H2O)(2)](NO3)(2). Complexes 1 and 5 are characterized by the presence of anion-pi interactions that are relevant to the final 3D architecture and packing. In the crystal structures of the five compounds, C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, anion-pi and pi-stacking interactions are described and analysed by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations since they play an important role in the construction of three-dimensional supramolecular frameworks. Moreover, some unconventional interactions have been characterized using Bader&#39;s theory of atoms-in-molecules.</p>