A Novel Self-assembled Nickel(II)-Cerium(III) Heterotetranuclear Dimer Constructed from N2O2-type Bisoxime and Terephthalic Acid: Synthesis, Structure, and Photophysical Properties.

By self-assembly of a Salamo-type ligand H2L [H2L = 1,2-bis(3-methoxysalicylideneaminooxy)ethane] with Ni(OAc)2·4H2O, Ce(NO3)3·6H2O, and H2bdc (H2bdc = terephthalic acid), a novel NiII-CeIII heterometallic complex, [{Ni(L)Ce(NO3)2(CH3OH) (DMF)}2(bdc)], was obtained. Two crystallographically equivalent [Ni(L)Ce(NO3)2(CH3OH)(DMF)] moieties lie in the inversion center, and are linked by one bdc2- ligand leading to a heterotetranuclear dimer, in which the carboxylato group bridges the NiII and CeIII atoms. Moreover, the photophysical properties of the NiII-CeIII complex were studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]