title: Responsive nature of 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(2-pyridylthiomethyl)benzene toward group 12 metal nitrates: activity of coordinated nitrate in metal complexes.
abstract: This study provides a detailed analysis on the responsive behavior of 1,2,4,5-tetrakis(2-pyridylthiomethyl)benzene (L) toward group 12 metal nitrates in both aqueous and nonaqueous media. The ligand L proved to be an environmentally responsive species, and structural investigations of its complexes with respective M(NO3)2 (M = Zn, Cd, and Hg) allowed one to remark on the inherent activity of the nitrate ion, resulting in a distinctively higher coordination number and dimensionality to the metal cations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) , Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016, India.
authors.lastname: Neeru
authors.forename: Dolly
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Geeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Jai Deo
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Raymond J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Butcher