Schiff base complexes of transition metals are of particular interest to inorganic chemists because of their structural, spectral and chemical properties, which are often strongly dependant on the nature of the ligand structure. Large number of metal (II) complexes with Schiff-base ligands has been extensively studied for their interesting structural specialties, applications and properties. Th...

The copper-catalyzed [3+2] azide-alkyne cycloaddition and the Staudinger ligation are readily applicable and highly efficient for the immobilization of cobalt Schiff base complexes onto polystyrene resins. Stepwise synthesis of polymer-bound Schiff bases followed by their subsequent complexation with metal ions were successfully carried out. Direct covalent attachment of preformed homogeneous c...

In the title compound, [CuBr(C(17)H(20)N(4))]BF(4), the Cu(II) ion is five-coordinated by the four N atoms of the tetra-dentate Schiff base ligand and by one bromide ion, thereby forming a square-pyramidal CuN(4)Br coordination geometry. The dihedral angle between the pyridine rings of the Schiff base is 54.39 (18)°. In the crystal, the components are linked by C-H⋯F inter-actions.

In the title complex, [CuSm(C(19)H(20)N(2)O(4))(NO(3))(3)]·CH(3)CO-CH(3), the Cu(II) atom is four-coordinated in a square-planar geometry by two O atoms and two N atoms of the deprotonated Schiff base. The Sm(III) atom is ten-coordinate, chelated by three nitrate groups and linked to the four O atoms of the deprotonated Schiff base.

In the title compound, [CuZnCl(2)(C(19)H(20)N(2)O(4))], the Cu(II) ion exhibits a slightly distorted square-planar coordination geometry defined by two N atoms and two O atoms of the 6,6'-dimeth-oxy-2,2'-[propane-1,3-diylbis(nitrilo-methyl-idyne)]diphenolate Schiff base ligand. The Zn(II) ion is also four-coordinated by the two phenolate O atoms of the Schiff base ligand and by two cis-coordina...

The structure of the title complex, [ZnCl(2)(C(12)H(18)N(2)O(2))], contains a zwitterionic Schiff base ligand. The complex adopts a distorted tetra-hedral coordination geometry around the metal centre with the Schiff base ligand coordinated in a bidentate fashion via the imine N and phenolate O atoms. In the crystal, inter-molecular N-H⋯O and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into chain...

In the title compound, C(15)H(13)N(3)O(4)·CH(3)OH, the dihedral angle between the two substituted benzene rings is 66.7 (2)°. An intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond is observed in the Schiff base mol-ecule. In the crystal structure, the Schiff base and solvent mol-ecules are linked into chains running along the a axis by inter-molecular O-H⋯O and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

The Co(II) atom in the title monomeric Schiff base complex, [CoCl(2)(C(21)H(22)N(2))], is bonded to two Cl atoms and to two N atoms of the Schiff base ligand N,N'-bis-[(E)-3-phenyl-prop-2-en-1-yl-idene]propane-1,3-diamine in a distorted tetra-hedral geometry. The mol-ecule has an idealised mirror symmetry, but is not located on a crystallographic mirror plane.

High-resolution X-ray crystallographic studies of bacteriorhodopsin have tremendously advanced our understanding of this light-driven ion pump during the last 2 years, and emphasized the crucial role of discrete internal water molecules in the pump cycle. In the extracellular region an extensive three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network of protein residues and seven water molecules leads from t...

In the title compound, C(17)H(15)N(3)O(2)·C(2)H(6)O, Schiff base molecules are linked by a hydr-oxy-amido hydrogen bond into a helical chain running along the b axis. This chain is consolidated by two other hydrogen bonds; the ethanol solvent mol-ecule is a hydrogen-bond donor to the amide group and a hydrogen-bond acceptor for the indolyl NH group of an adjacent Schiff base mol-ecule.