XRD study of the structure of the metal complex (e)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-6-((phenylimino)methyl)picolinonitrile with cadmium iodide
Keywords:
metal complex, X-ray diffraction analysis, cadmium (II) iodide, Schiff basesAbstract
The new metal complex was obtained by the interaction of (E)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-6-((phenylimino)methyl)picolinonitrile and an equivalent amount of cadmium iodide. The structure has been confirmed by chromatography-mass spectrometry, elemental analysis, and detailed X-ray diffraction analysis, inc. in comparison with information available in the literature. It has been established that new complex in the crystal represents mononuclear units that form infinite chains along the b axis by means of weak I...π interactions. In the resulting structure, the cadmium atom is four-coordinated by two nitrogen atoms and two iodine atoms, while only one example of structure with a four-coordinated cadmium atom and similar ligands was found in the Cambridge Structural Database. There are significantly more examples of centrosymmetric binuclear compounds with a central Cd2I2 core and pentacoordinated cadmium atoms. The features of the supramolecular structure of new complex and a similar structure of (N-(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)-1-(6-methoxypyridine-2-yl)ethanimine) cadmium diiodium are described.Downloads
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2026-05-27
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Organic chemistry





