Abstract
The cyclic structure of 2-phenyl-2-(2-pyridyl)imidazolidine (1) derived from the condensation of 1,2-diaminoethane and 2-benzoylpyridine has been confirmed by X-ray crystallography. Reaction of (1) with salts of nickel(II) and copper(II) leads to metal induced ring opening and the formation of complexes containing the tridentate ligand (L). The formulae of the complexes derived from NiX2 and CuX2 are [NiL2]X2 and [CuLY]X2 (X=ClO4-, Y = H2O, CH3CN and N3-). Crystal structures were obtained for (1), [NiL2][ClO4]2, [CuL(CH3CN)][ClO4]2, [CuL(H2O)][NO3]2 and [CuLN3][ClO4].
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2379-2385 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Polyhedron |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 4 Aug 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Azide
- Copper(II) complexes
- DFT calculations
- Nickel(II)
- Schiff base
- X-ray crystal structure