title: Chiral one-dimensional O-P-O bridged Mn(III)-Schiff base complexes.
abstract: Two couples of enantiomerically pure metal phosphonates are successfully synthesized by using chiral Mn(III)-Schiff base mononuclear precursors. Compounds [Mn((R,R)-5-Brsalcy)(2-FC(6)H(4)PO(3)H)]·3H(2)O (1) and [Mn((R,R)-5-Brsalcy)(4-CH(3)C(6)H(4)PO(3)H)]·CH(3)OH·H(2)O (3) [5-Brsalcy = N,N'-(1,2-cyclohexanediylethylene)bis(5-bromosalicylideneiminato) dianion] are isostructural and show similar one-dimensional chain structures where the Mn((R,R)-5-Brsalcy)(+) species are bridged by O-P-O units. Compounds 2 and 4 are (S,S)-enantiomers of 1 and 3, respectively. These compounds are all optically active, exhibiting second harmonic generation responses 0.3 times that of urea. The magnetic measurements of 1 and 3 reveal that dominant antiferromagnetic interactions are mediated between the Mn(III) centers.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
authors.forename: Ting-Ting
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Song-Song
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Bao
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yi-Zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Zheng