Synthesis and photoluminescence of the chiral compounds [ZnLCl2] center dot EtOH and ZnLCl2, where L is the (+)-3-Carene derivative containing pyrazoline and quinoline fragments: crystal structure of [ZnLCl2] center dot EtOH

The following chiral compounds were synthesized: [ZnLCl2] center dot EtOH (I) and ZnLCl2 (II), where L is the pyrazolin-5-ol derivative obtained from terpene (+)-3-carene. According to the X-ray diffraction data, the crystal structure of compound I is built of acentric molecules of the mononuclear ZnLCl2 complex and EtOH molecules. In molecules of the complex, the Zn2+ ion is coordinated by two N atoms of the bidentate chelating ligand L and two Cl atoms at the vertices of the distorted tetrahedron. The intermolecular contacts and the hydrogen bonds Cl(1)center dot center dot center dot H-O(1) between the adjacent ZnLCl2 molecules result in the formation of chains parallel to the y axis. The reactant L and solvate I possess weak photoluminescence in the visible spectral range. Complex II exhibits more intense photoluminescence at lambda(max) = 416 and 517 nm.