title: Synthesis, crystal structure, and kinetics of the thermal decomposition of the nickel(II) complex of the schiff base 2-[(4 methylphenylimino)methyl]-6-methoxyphenol.
abstract: A new dinuclear complex, [Ni(2)(H(2)O)L(4)].5H(2)O, consisting of chelating bidentate and bridging tridentate coordinated 2-[(4-methylphenylimino)methyl]-6-methoxyphenol (HL) Schiff base ligands and water molecules has been synthesized using a traditional method. The structure of this complex was characterized by FTIR and UV/Vis spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analyses (TG-DTG) and further confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Its crystal structure is of monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 13.2837(5) A, b = 27.3886(10) A, c = 17.5415(6) A, alpha = 90 degrees, beta = 108.429(2) degrees, gamma = 90 degrees, V = 6054.7(4) A(3), Z = 4. The crystal structure reveals that there is a Ni.Ni core, with a separation of 3.183 A. Its thermal decomposition kinetics were also studied.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Reactive Chemistry on Solid Surfaces, Institute of Physical Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, 321004, China.
authors.forename: Yan-Fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jian-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Hui-Duo
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Xian
authors.forename: Guo-Liang
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007700:Kinetics; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D012545:Schiff Bases / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C544085:2-((4-methylphenylimino)methyl)-6-methoxyphenol; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012545:Schiff Bases; D009532:Nickel