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A Fluorescent Hexanuclear Zn(II) Complex
Author(s) -
Kushvaha Saroj Kumar,
Shankar Bhaskaran,
Gorantla N. V. T. Sai Manoj,
Mondal Kartik Chandra
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chemistryselect
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 34
ISSN - 2365-6549
DOI - 10.1002/slct.201803745
Subject(s) - schiff base , fluorescence , quantum yield , chemistry , thermal stability , inert gas , ligand (biochemistry) , mass spectrometry , thermal decomposition , single crystal , yield (engineering) , fluorescence spectroscopy , nanoparticle , thermal analysis , spectroscopy , metal , analytical chemistry (journal) , photochemistry , crystallography , materials science , organic chemistry , thermal , nanotechnology , chromatography , biochemistry , physics , receptor , quantum mechanics , meteorology , metallurgy
Abstract Zn(II) Schiff base complexes are good precursors for preparation of ZnO nanoparticles which find several biomedical applications. Herein, a fluorescent hexanuclear Zn(II) Schiff base complex [Zn(II) 6 (L−Me) 6 (MeOH) 2 ]⋅12MeOH( 1 ) [H 2 L‐Me=diprotic Schiff base ligand] has been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X‐ray diffraction, NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. Fluorescence properties of this Zn(II) 6 ‐complex have also been studied in solid state and solution. Lifetime measurement and quantum yield calculation have been performed to further investigate the fluorescence properties. Temperature dependent stability of complex 1 has been studied in air and inert gas atmospheres. Fluorescent ZnO nano‐particles were prepared by thermal decomposition of 1 at 400 °C and higher temperatures under aerobic atmosphere.