2-Amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (ampdH2) as ligand backbone for the synthesis of cobalt complexes: Mononuclear Co(II), binuclear Co(II,III) and hexanuclear Co(II,III)

Three cobalt complexes have been synthesized using 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (ampdH2) and its Schiff base derivative ligands and structurally characterized. The three complexes 1, 2 and 3 are very different and consist of mononuclear Co(II), mixed-valence binuclear Co(II,III) and mixed-valence hexanuclear Co(II,III) complexes respectively. The properties of the coordinated donor atoms of the ligand play the predominant role in stabilizing the oxidation states of the cobalt centers. The presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonds in 1 via non-coordinating perchlorate ions lead to the formation of a 1D-Chain network while a sheet-like 2D network was observed in 3.

Graphical abstractThree cobalt complexes have been synthesized and structurally characterized using 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (ampdH2) and its Schiff base derivative ligands. Depending on the donor properties of the coordinated donor atoms of the ligand three complexes are found very different and consist of mononuclear Co(II), mixed-valence binuclear Co(II,III) and mixed-valence hexanuclear Co(II,III) complexes respectively.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide