Non-covalent interactions in molecular architectures and solvent-free catalytic activity towards CO₂ fixation of mononuclear Co(iii) complexes installed on modified Schiff base ligands

Abstract

A set of mononuclear cobalt(III) octahedral complexes {[Co(LH)(acac)] (Co-1H), [Co(LBr)(acac)] (Co-1Br), and [Co(LNO2)(acac)] (Co-1NO2)} has been synthesized using new generation N/O donors, maleonitrile tethered, tetradentate heteroscorpionate half-reduced Schiff base ligands,...