Abstract.A comparative study of the orientation of the axial ligands relative to the equatorial plane in Co(III) α-dioximates was performed. Co(III) α-dioximates obtained by us and those founded in Cambridge data base have been selected for this study. As a result of this study it was observed that anions from the external sphere and the solvent molecules contribute to the orientation of the axial ligands, such as thiocarbamide and selenourea. For the ligands such as aniline and sulfanilamide it is more advantageous the almost parallel orientation, when π-π interactions between the aromatic rings of the ligand and metallocycle of the equatorial plane are formed. Solvent molecules such as water can be found in the crystal structure in the vicinity of thiocarbamide and selenourea ligands, which are oriented parallel to the equatorial plane. In the case when diphenylglyoxime is located in the equatorial plane, water can be found in the vicinity of parallel and perpendicularly oriented ligands. The molecules within the crystal are arranged so closely that there are no gaps in the crystal lattice of these compounds.Keywords: Co(III) dioximates, fl uorine containing anions, ligands orientation, H-bonds, biostimulation properties.
IntroductionThe use of ligands containing oxime functionalities creates prerequisites for assembling of coordination compounds with diverse composition and architecture: monooxime ligands are widely used for clusters synthesis [1,2] and compounds with polymeric structure [2,3]; dioxime ligands are often used for the synthesis of mononuclear compounds [4]. However, due to their ability to coordinate both through the nitrogen and the oxygen atoms of the oxime group, it is possible to obtain heteronuclear complexes as well [5]; by combining IIB group metals with some dioxime molecules coordination polymers have been obtained [6]; polyoxime ligands are used for the synthesis of poly-and heteronuclear compounds [7].Transition metal compounds with chelate ligands have an important place in coordination chemistry. Dioximates of transition metals also belong to this class. The coordination ability of α-dioximes to d-metals have received considerable attention not only from the perspective of synthesis of B 12 vitamin models or hemoglobin [8], but as well as substances that feature a broad spectrum of synthetic, analytical and structural possibilities. Dioximes can be used as catalysts in industrial processes [9], stimulators of erythropoetic functions [10], antihypoxanth drugs [11], antidote properties [12], as basis for the obtaining of new semiconductors [13], for the separation and purifi cation of metal generating complexes, etc. It has been found that some dioximes play the role of a bridging ligand in the systems of iron complexes [14]. It should be mentioned that in this role, the dimethylglyoxime molecule has a trans confi guration, as in the free crystalline dimethylglyoxime.The diversity of transition metal dioximates is represented by the mono-and polynuclear, heteronuclear compounds with ...