Coordination Compounds of Cu, Zn, and Ni with Dicarboxylic Acids and N Donor Ligands, and Their Biological Activity: A Review

Complexes of carboxylic acids are very often studied due to their interesting structural, spectral, and magnetic properties. This review is focused on complexes of four dicarboxylic acids, namely, 2,2'-thiodioacetic, 3,3'-thiodipropionic, 3,3'-dithiodipropionic, and fumaric acid. Many of the complexes were characterized by single crystal X-ray analyses. Without the analyses, it is very difficult to predict the coordination mode of carboxylate groups or nitrogen ligands on central atoms. Thus, structural properties are also discussed, as well as potential applications.

Crystal structure and physical properties of a new two-dimensional zinc coordination polymer based on 1,4-bis(4-(imidazole-1-yl)benzyl)piperazine and benzophenone-2,4′-dicarboxylate ligands

A new 2-dimensional (2D) zinc(II) coordination polymer based on a flexible bis(imidazole) ligand, namely, [Zn2(BIBP)(BPDC)2·DMF] n (1) BIBP is 1,4-bis(4-(imidazole-1-yl)benzyl)piperazine and H2BPDC is benzophenone-2,4′-dicarboxylic acid), has been synthesized and characterized through single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, and elemental and thermal gravimetric analysis. Complex 1 exhibits a 2D framework oriented parallel to [0 2 1] based on [Zn(BPDC)] n chains. The fluorescence and catalytic properties of complex 1 for the photodegradation of methylene blue were investigated.

Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of tetra-aqua-bis-(isonicotinamide-κN1)cobalt(II) succinate

The reaction of CoCl2 with succinic acid and isonicotinamide in basic solution produces the title complex [Co(C6H6N2O)2(H2O)4](C4H4O4). The cobalt(II) ion of the complex cation and the succinate anion are each located on an inversion centre. The CoII ion is octa-hedrally coordinated by four O atoms of water mol-ecules and two N atoms of isonicotinamide mol-ecules. The two ions are linked via Owater-H⋯Osuccinate hydrogen bonds, forming chains propagating along [001]. In the crystal, these hydrogen-bonded chains are linked into a three-dimensional framework by further O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The framework is reinforced by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots have been used to analyse the inter-molecular inter-actions present in the crystal.

Tuning structures and emissive properties in a series of Zn(ii) and Cd(ii) coordination polymers containing dicarboxylic acids and nicotinamide pillars

The influence of the metal, ligand, and solvent on structures and emission properties was monitored.

Syntheses, structures and luminescence of a series of coordination polymers constructed with 4-substituted 1,2,4-triazole and biscarboxylate co-ligands

Eight coordination polymers were hydrothermal synthesized based on semi-rigid 4-substituted 1,2,4-triazole btpm and biscarboxylate ligands. 1–8 show the structural diversity based on mono-metal, bi-, tri- and tetra-nuclear metal clusters.