The phenoxido and alkoxido bridged neutral Zn3 complex [Zn3(μ-H2bemp)2(μ3-emp)2] (1), with an angular Zn3(μ-OPh)2(μ-OEt)2 core and capping nitrogen donors, was synthesized via simultaneous chelation-cum-bridging of the parent and hydrolysed ligands. Zinc(II) coordination triggered the solution phase imine (CN) bond hydrolysis of H3bemp (2,6-bis-[(2-hydroxyethylimino)methyl]-4-methylphenol) and yielded the unexpected angular trinuclear Zn(II) complex 1, having structural similarity with the Zn3 active site of P1 nuclease. H3bemp also displays a zinc(II) selective chelation-enhanced fluorescence response from strong metal ion coordination. Complexation of zinc(II) with H3bpmp (2,6-bis-[(3-hydroxypropylimino)methyl]-4-methylphenol), a close analogue of H3bemp, instead provides only mononuclear [Zn(H2bpmpHN)2](ClO4)2·2H2O (2·2H2O) (HN is the proton attached to an imine nitrogen atom) of two zwitterionic ligands, generated through a kind of coordination driven acid–base reaction, without showing any aggregation reaction. As the sole metal–organic precursor, both the complexes under pyrolytic conditions give ZnO nano structures of two morphologies.
含有角形Zn_3(μ-OPh)_2(μ-OEt)_2核心及封端氮供体的中性Zn_3配合物[Zn_3(μ-H_2bemp)_2(μ_3-emp)_2](1)通过母体及
水解型
配体的同步螯合桥连作用合成。
锌(II)配合导致H_3bemp(2,6-双[(2-羟乙基亚
氨基)甲基]-4-甲基
苯酚)溶液相
亚胺(CN)键
水解,并且产生具有与P_1
核酸酶活性中心Zn_3相似结构的角形Zn(II)三核配合物1。H_3bemp同样表现为由强
金属离子配合所产生的
金属离子选择型螯合增强荧光响应。H_3bpmp(2,6-双[(3-羟丙基亚
氨基)甲基]-4-甲基
苯酚,为H_3bemp的结构类似物)与
锌(II)的配位产物只是双两性离子
配体通过配合驱动的酸碱反应所产生的单核[Zn(H_2bpmpHN)_2](ClO_4)_2·2H_2O(2·2H_2O)(HN是连接在
亚胺氮原子上的质子),没有表现出任何聚集反应。作为唯一的
金属-有机前驱体,在热解条件下,通过这两种配合物均得到两种形貌的ZnO纳米结构。