M. S. More, S. Pawal, S. Lolage
Jan 15, 2017
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Journal of Molecular Structure
Abstract
Abstract Some Ni(II) ( 1a-d ) and Zn(II) ( 2a-d ) salophen complexes were prepared by the treatment of 5-bromosalicylaldehyde, 5-(trimethylsilylethynyl)salicylaldehyde, 5-(4-nitrophenyl)ethynylsalicylaldehyde or 5-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethynylsalicylaldehyde with nickel acetate or zinc acetate followed by addition of 2,3-diamino-5-bromopyridine. All complexes were characterized by elemental analyses, IR, 1 H NMR and mass spectral studies. X-ray powder diffraction of representative complexes 1c and 2b and SEM studies of 1b and 2d are used to elucidate the crystal structure and morphology of the complexes. The electrochemical behavior reveals that the redox responses of Ni(II) complexes shifted to more negative potential in order to increase the π-conjugation in the complexes. Room temperature luminescence is observed for all complexes corresponding to π→π* ILCT transition with some MLCT character in DMF and is finely tuned by the degree of extended π-conjugation and variation of the substituent group with different electronic effects in the complexes. The second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of the complexes was screened by Kurtz-powder technique indicating that all complexes possesses promising potential for the application as a useful nonlinear optical material.