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Title: Molecular structure of bis(L-leucinato)zinc(II) and single-crystal EPR spectra of the substitutionally sup 63 Cu(II)-doped complex

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00309a032· OSTI ID:5117154
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  1. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnologico para la Industia Quimica (INTEC), Santa Fe (Argentina)
  2. Universidad Nacional de La Plata (Argentina)

The title compound, Zn(H{sub 2}NCHCO{sub 2}CH{sub 2}CH(CH{sub 3}){sub 2}){sub 2} (abbreviated as Zn(L-Leu){sub 2}), crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2{sub 1}, with a = 9.584 (4) {angstrom}, b = 5.389 (2) {angstrom}, c = 14.866 (3) {angstrom}, {beta} = 106.84 (3){degree}, and Z = 2. The two L-leucine molecules per formula unit act as bidentate ligands of the Zn(II) ion, forming a N{sub 2}O{sub 2} squashed tetrahedral configuration. The carboxyl oxygen of a third amino acid molecule completes a pentagonal coordination around Zn(II). The crystal structure of Zn(L-Leu){sub 2} was compared to the quasi-isomorphous structure of the Cu(L-Leu){sub 2} complex. Room-temperature EPR data of substitutional {sup 63}Cu(II) impurities in single crystals of Zn(L-Leu){sub 2} were taken at 34 GHz. The EPR results are discussed in terms of the structure of Zn(L-Leu){sub 2} and compared with EPR data in the structurally related Cu(L-Leu){sub 2} complex. Lattice distortions at the impurity sites of Zn(L-Leu){sub 2} are detected and discussed. 29 refs., 6 figs., 5 tabs.

OSTI ID:
5117154
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry; (USA), Vol. 28:10; ISSN 0020-1669
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English