A photoluminescent six-coordinated zinc(II) complex with hydroxides as axial ligands, [Zn(Hhpa)2(OH)2] (Hhpa = 3-hydroxypicolinamide)

Ken-ichi Sakai; Tatsuro Imakubo; Musubu Ichikawa; Yoshio Taniguchi

doi:10.1039/b515506a

A photoluminescent six-coordinated zinc(II) complex with hydroxides as axial ligands, [Zn(Hhpa)2(OH)2] (Hhpa = 3-hydroxypicolinamide)

Dalton Trans. 2006 Feb 21:(7):881-3. doi: 10.1039/b515506a. Epub 2005 Dec 12.

Authors

Ken-ichi Sakai¹, Tatsuro Imakubo, Musubu Ichikawa, Yoshio Taniguchi

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1, Tokita, Ueda Nagao, 386-8567, Japan. ksakai@giptc.shinshu-u.ac.jp

PMID: 16462946
DOI: 10.1039/b515506a

Abstract

A highly luminescent zinc(II) complex has been prepared using 3-hydroxypicolinamide; it has a six-coordinated octahedral structure with hydroxides as axial ligands in solution.