Structure of zinc complexes with 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-5-(arylideneiminophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazoles in different tautomeric forms: DFT and QTAIM study

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On the basis of X-ray crystallographic data on molecular crystals of zinc complexes with 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-5-(arylideneiminophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazoles, quantum-chemical analysis of the electron density distribution function for these complexes has been performed by Bader’s atoms in molecules method. Topological parameters of electron density at the critical points of coordination and noncovalent bonds have been interpreted, and the bond energies have been estimated using the Espinosa equation. For the solvated complex Zn[(L3)(OAc)2] · i-PrOH (L3 = 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-5-(benzylideneiminophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole), a variable coordination number of the Zn2+ ion has been predicted as a result of dynamic dissociation/formation of an unstable Zn-O coordination bond. For the binuclear [Zn2(L2)2] complex (L2 = 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-5-(salicylideneiminophenyl)-1H-1,2,4-triazole), an orbital interpretation of the decrease in the fluorescence quantum yield in tetrahydrofuran and dimethyl sulfoxide as compared with free L2 ligand is presented.

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