J. Dinda, K. Bag, C. Sinha
May 15, 2003
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Polyhedron
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Abstract 1-Alkyl-2-(naphthyl-(α/β)-azo)imidazole [α-NaiR (2)/β-NaiR (3); R=Me (a), Et (b), CH2Ph (c)] are N,N′-bidentate chelating ligands. The structure of 1-ethyl-2-(naphthyl-α-azo)imidazolium hexaflurophosphate has been confirmed by single crystal X-ray structure study and shows supramolecular geometry through non-covalent interactions (C–H⋯F, C–H⋯π, π⋯π). Mercury(II) complexes of the formula Hg(NaiR)Cl2 (4/5) have been synthesised and characterised by spectral (IR, UV–Vis and 1H and 13C NMR) studies. α-NaiR has been used to synthesise organomercury derivatives, Hg(α-NaiR–H)Cl (6) and the site of mercuration has been supported by charge density calculation using a semi-empirical PM3 technique.