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A linear tetranuclear Ni(II) acyl hydrazone Schiff base complex: preparation, crystal structure and catalytic application

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A novel linear tetranuclear Ni(II) complex Ni4L2 {[Ni4L2(H2O)3CH3OH]·CH3OH·2CH3CN·2H2O} was constructed by employing a well-tailored compartmental ligand H4L = (2E,N'E)-N'-(1-(3-((E)-2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylideneamino)-2-hydroxyphenyl)ethylidene)-2 -(hydroxyimino)propanehydrazideas with equal equivalent NiCl2·6H2O and NaOH via solvothermal reaction. The complex was well characterized by X-ray crystallography, elemental analysis, infrared emission spectra, UV–visible absorption spectra and thermogravimetry. The crystal structure shows that four nickel ions coordinate with two ligands to form a unique linear structure of Ni4L2. Besides, Ni4L2 act as a catalyst showed good catalytic activity for polymerization of methyl methacrylate (MMA) to obtain PMMA under mild condition.

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This research was funded by the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi (No. 2020JQ-763), Scientific Research Program of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education (No. 21JK0835), Scientific Research Foundation of Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory (19JS007) and the Young Scientific Research and Innovation Team Program of Xi'an Shiyou University (2019QNKYCXTD16).

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  1. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an Shiyou University, Xi’an, 710065, China

    Li Wang, Jindi Wu, Jian Huang, Saidi Zhao & Biyun Su

  2. Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, 721013, Shaanxi, China

    Xiaolong Su

  3. Qinghai Provincial Key Laboratory of New Light Alloys, Qinghai Provincial Engineering Research Center of High-Performance Light Metal Alloys and Forming, Chemical Engineering College, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China

    Peng Zhang & Benhua Xu

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Wang, L., Wu, J., Su, X. et al. A linear tetranuclear Ni(II) acyl hydrazone Schiff base complex: preparation, crystal structure and catalytic application. Transit Met Chem 47, 275–281 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11243-022-00501-y

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