Cadmium(II)-imidazolylazo dyes: Synthesis, structure and photochromism

Autor: B.G. Chand, Pallepogu Raghavaiah, Chittaranjan Sinha, Shefali Saha, Tian-Huey Lu, J.-S. Wu
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Polyhedron. 46:81-89
ISSN: 0277-5387
DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2012.07.061
Popis: 1-Alkyl-2-{(o-thioalkyl)phenylazo}imidazole acts as imidazolyl-N donor ligand to Cd(II) although they have potential three donor centres namely N(imidazole), N(azo) and –SR. Two series of complexes [Cd(SRaaiNR/)2X2] (X = Cl, Br, I) and [Cd(SRaaiNR/)4](ClO4)2 are synthesized with these ligands. These complexes are spectroscopically (IR, UV–Vis, 1H NMR) characterised and, the single crystal X-ray structures of [Cd(SEtaaiNEt)2I2] and [Cd(SEtaaiNEt)4](ClO4)2 (where SEtaaiNEt = 1-ethyl-2-{(o-thioalkyl)phenylazo}imidazole) have confirmed the distorted tetrahedral structures. The UV light irradiation in MeCN solution of the complexes shows E-to-Z (E and Z refer to trans and cis-configuration about –N N–, respectively) isomerisation of the coordinated azoimidazole. The rate of isomerisation follows the sequence : [Cd(SRaaiNR/)4](ClO4)2
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