Synthesis, Characterization, and DFT Investigation of a Zinc(II)–Silver(I) Bimetallic Complex, [Zn(Dmen)2{Ag(CN)2}2][Zn(Dmen)2(H2O)2]{Ag(CN)2}2 (Dmen = N,N′-Dimethylethylenediamine)

  • M. Monim-ul-Mehboob
  • , M. Ramzan
  • , W. Zierkiewicz
  • , M. Michalczyk
  • , R. Mahmood
  • , M. Altaf
  • , S. Nadeem
  • , M. Akhtar
  • , S. Ahmad

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Abstract

A cyanido bridged Zn(II)-Ag(I) bimetallic complex (I) has been prepared and characterized by IR spectroscopy, thermal analysis, X-ray crystallography (CIF file CCDC no. 884016) and DFT calculations. Thermal analysis shows that the composition of the compound is consistent with the proposed stoichiometry, i.e., [Zn(diamine)2{Ag(CN)2}2] · H2O. The crystal structure of complex I consists of two independent molecules; a trinuclear molecule, [Zn(Dmen)2{Ag(CN)2}2] and an ionic species, [Zn(Dmen)2-(H2O)2]{Ag(CN)2}2; the overall formula being [Zn(Dmen)2{Ag(CN)2}2][Zn(Dmen)2(H2O)2]{Ag(CN)2}2 (I) (Dmen = N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine). The structures of I and two of its analogues, [Zn(Dmen)2{Ag(CN)2}2]2 · 2H2O (II) and {[Zn(Dmen)2{Ag(CN)2}][Ag(CN)2]}2 · 2H2O (III) were predicted by DFT calculations. The DFT results reveal that the structure I is more stable in comparison to the calculated structures, II and III. The X-ray structure of I shows that the complex is also stabilized by the argentophilic interactions. The AgAg interaction energy calculated at the MP2 level of theory is –4.02 kcal mol–1.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)198-206
Number of pages9
JournalRussian Journal of Coordination Chemistry/Koordinatsionnaya Khimiya
Volume44
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DFT
  • N,N′-dimethylethylenediamine
  • silver cyanide
  • zinc(II)

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