8
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BORISOV et al.
The choice of azomethine bases for the synthesis of 1,4) (0.27 g, 0.59 mmol, in 15 mL of ethanol) with stir-
the Zn(II) complexes is due to the limiting character ring and heating. A pale yellow precipitate was formed,
of the diamine fragment −(CH ) −, which limits the which was filtered off, washed with hot ethyl alcohol,
2
4
length of the internal conjugation system and favors and dried. The gross formula is C18
H N O Br Zn.
18 2 3 2
the tetrahedral structure of the coordination site The results of elemental analysis, calculated/found,
ZnN O ]. The luminescent properties of azome- %: С 40.34/40.26, Н 3.36/3.49, N 5.23/5.32. IR spec-
[
2
2
−
1
thines H (salbn-1,4) and H (5Br-salbn-1,4) and the trum, ν/cm : ν(С=N) 1623, ν(Ar−O) 1280, ν(H O)
2
2
2
corresponding zinc complexes have not been studied 3650−3350. The yield was 68%.
previously.
The IR transmission spectra of azomethines and
Zn(II) complexes were measured in the range of
–
1
4
000–400 cm (tablets with KBr) on a Shimadzu IR-
EXPERIMENTAL
Prestige 21 IR Fourier spectrometer.
The synthesis of azomethines H (salbn-1,4) and
2
The electronic absorption spectra (EAS) of solu-
tions of azomethine and Zn(II) complex were mea-
sured at 293 K in the range of 200–700 nm on a Shi-
madzu UV 2550 PC spectrophotometer.
H (5Br-salbn-1,4) was carried out under the condi-
tions of general acid catalysis with glacial acetic acid.
2
Synthesis of H (salbn-1,4). N,N'-bis(salicylidene)-
,4-butylenediamine was obtained by the condensa-
2
1
The luminescence spectra of polycrystalline sam-
ples, as well as solutions of Zn(II) complex in ethanol,
DMF, and DMSO at 293 K, were obtained using a
Flyuorat-02-Panorama spectrofluorimeter. The rela-
tion reaction of butylenediamine-1,4 (Merck, 99%,
0
3
.149 g, 1.69 mmol) and salicylic aldehyde (0.412 g,
.38 mmol, in 10 mL of ethanol). After heating and
stirring the resulting solution for 15 min, a lemon yel-
low precipitate was formed. The compound was fil-
tered, washed with cold ethyl alcohol and ether, and
dried. The results of elemental analysis (gross formula
C H N O ), calculated/found, %: C 72.97/72.84,
tive luminescence quantum yields (Ф ) were calcu-
rel
lated using the Parker formula [9]:
−
Aст
2
x
(
1 − 10 )S nx
A
Φ
rel = Φst
,
18
20
2
2
−
2
st st
x
−
1
(
1 − 10 )S n
H 6.76/6.85, N 9.46/9.54. IR spectrum, ν/cm :
ν(С = N) 1632, ν(Ar–O) 1285, ν(O–H) 2864. The
yield was 86%.
where Ф is the luminescence quantum yield of the
st
standard; S and S are the areas under the curves of
x
st
Synthesis of H (5Br-salbn-1,4). N,N'-bis(5-bro-
2
the true luminescence spectra of the sample and the
mosalicylidene)-1,4-butylenediamine was obtained
by the condensation reaction of butylenediamine-1,4
standard, respectively; A and A are the absorbances
x
st
of solutions at an excitation wavelength; and n and n
x
st
(
Merck, 99%, 0.039 g, 0.44 mmol) and 5-bromosali-
are the refractive indices of solutions. An aqueous
solution of fluorescein in 0.1 M NaOH (λ
cylic aldehyde (Aldrich, 98%, 0.18 g, 0.88 mmol, in
5 mL of ethanol). Upon mixing the reactants, a yel-
low solution was formed, which was then heated for
0 min. The yellow precipitate formed was filtered off,
washed with ethanol and ether, and dried. The gross
formula is C H N O Br . The results of
=
max
1
5
20 nm, Ф = 0.85 at 293 K [10]) was used as a stan-
st
dard. The accuracy of Ф determination was 10%.
rel
1
18
18
2
2
2
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Electronic absorption spectra of solutions of
H (salbn-1,4) and H (5Br-salbn-1,4) in ethanol,
dichloromethane, DMF, and DMSO are due to spin-
allowed transitions of different orbital nature. Table 1
presents the main parameters of the spectra.
elemental analysis,
calculated/found,
%:
С
4
7.58/47.46, Н 3.96/4.02, N 6.17/6.15. IR spectrum,
−1
2
2
ν/cm : ν(С=N) 1633, ν(Ar−O) 1281, ν(O−H) 2864.
The yield was 80%.
Synthesis of [Zn(salbn-1,4)] · H O. To obtain the
2
complex,
a
saturated aqueous solution of
The high-intensity absorption bands with maxi-
mums in the range of 215–220 and 250–250 nm cor-
respond to ππ* transitions in the aryl groups of azome-
thines [11]; their position is practically not affected by
a change in the spectroscopic solvent polarity param-
eter Z (Table 1, Fig. 2). The band with a maximum in
Zn(CH COO) ⋅ 2H O (0.17 g, 0.77 mmol) was added
3
2
2
to a solution of H (salbn-1,4) in ethanol (0.23 g,
2
0
.77 mmol, in 10 mL of alcohol). The resulting mix-
ture was stirred and heated. The pale yellow precipi-
tate formed was filtered off, washed with hot ethanol,
and dried. The gross formula is C H N O Zn. The
1
8
20
2
3
the region of 315 nm (326 nm for H (5Br-salbn-1,4))
is due to ππ* transitions in the azomethine groups
2
results of elemental analysis, calculated/found, %:
С 57.19/57.06, Н 5.30/5.42, N 7.41/7.50. IR spec-
[
12].
−
1
trum, ν/cm : ν(С=N) 1628, ν(Ar−O) 1278, ν(H O)
2
In solvents with high Z values (alcohols) and high
3
550−3350. The yield was 73%.
nucleophilicity (DMF, DMSO), an additional broad
band of medium intensity with a maximum in the
region of 400 nm appears in EAS of azomethines,
Synthesis of [Zn(5Br-salbn-1,4)] · H O. A satu-
2
rated aqueous solution of Zn(CH COO) · 2H O (0.13 g,
3
2
2
0
.59 mmol) was added to a solution of H (5Br-salbn- which corresponds to nπ* transitions in bipolar keto-
2
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No. 2
2020