Twin Salphen: Asymmetric Heterodinuclear Complexes {MaMbL | Ma, Mb = Ni, Cu, Zn} of a Symmetrically Fused Salphen Ligand

Abstract

Heterodinuclear complexes of a fully pi-conjugated salphen ligand were efficiently synthesized with arbitrary combinations of Ni(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II). The UV-vis spectra of the heterodinuclear complexes were approximately represented by a simple average of the spectra of the corresponding homodinuclear complexes. Systematic analysis of the spectra highlighted weak intracomplex interactions through the pi-conjugated system of the ligand.