title: Creation of a nonsymmetric dimethanolpyridine ligand: a rare Zn(salphen) template effect.
abstract: An interesting reversible, templated synthesis of unsymmetrical pyridine-ligated Zn complexes has been observed in solution and solid-state phases when Zn(salphen) complexes are reacted with methanol-substituted pyridine substrates. The X-ray molecular structure of an unusual Zn(3) supramolecular assembly is reported, in which the central Zn atom is embedded in a distorted octahedral geometry and each of the single anionic O atoms of the pyridine groups coordinates to a Zn(salphen) unit.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Avenida Països Catalans 16, 43007 Tarragona, Spain.
authors.forename: Eduardo C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Escudero-Adan
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benet-Buchholz
authors.forename: Arjan W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kleij