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• TITLE: Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Bis(N’-(Pyridine-3-Carboxaldehyde) Isonicotinoylhydrazone) Zinc(II)

  AUTHORS: Sally-Judith E. Ntum, Conde Asseng Mariam, Evans N. Mainsah, Peter T. Ndifon

  KEYWORDS: Zinc Complex, Heterocyclic Schiff Base, Isonicotinic Acid Hydrazide (Isonia-zid), Hydrazone, X-Ray Structure, Spectroscopy

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.10 No.3, July 30, 2020

  ABSTRACT: Zinc complexes of Schiff base ligands exhibit interesting properties which could be exploited for potential applications as catalysts and models for biochemical systems. In this study, we report of the synthesis of a new zinc Schiff base complex, bis(N’-(pyridine-3-carboxaldehyde) isonicotinoylhydrazone) zinc(II), which has been characterized by physico-chemical methods. The X-ray single crystal structure of the complex has also been determined. The Schiff base ligand is bonded to the metal in a monodentate manner, coordinating through the pyridine N-atom, as shown from spectral studies. The crystal structure shows the zinc atom bonded to two Schiff bases and four aqua ligands, with each Schiff base ligand coordinating through its pyridine N-atom forming a distorted octahedral ZnN2O4 complex. Two water molecules and two nitrate ions found in the crystal structure link the different monomers through hydrogen bonding to form a layered supramolecular structure.