Cobalt(ii/iii), nickel(ii) and copper(ii) coordination clusters employing a monoanionic Schiff base ligand: synthetic, topological and computational mechanistic aspects

Abstract

Nine mono-, di- and tetranuclear coordination clusters (M = Co^II/III, Ni^II, Cu^II) using a monoanionic Schiff base ligand were synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. A series of transformations occur in the ligand in certain compounds for which theoretical studies are presented. Synthetic aspects, topological issues and magnetic studies are discussed.