Organically templated zinc selenite compounds: synthesis, structural chemistry and DFT calculations†
Abstract
Novel tetranuclear zinc compounds, [Zn4(μ-SeO3)2(μ4-SeO3)2(bipy)4]·11H2O (1) and [Zn4(μ-SeO3)2(μ4-SeO3)2(phen)4]·9H2O (2), which are the first examples of organically templated zinc selenite compounds containing closed-frameworks, have been synthesized via solvothermal processes. The compounds were characterized by spectroscopy, crystallographic methods and DFT calculations.