Cadmium Iodide Complex with 4-Aminomethylbenzoic Acid: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Luminescent Properties

Abstract

[СdI₂(4-АmbaH)₂] · H₂O has been synthesized by the reaction between CdI₂ and 4-aminomethylbenzoic acid (4-AmbaH) in an aqueous solution. According to X-ray diffraction data, a 4-AmbaH aromatic molecule crystallizes in the form of a zwitterion with protonation of the NH₃⁺ amino group and deprotonation of the carboxylate group, which is chelately coordinated to the Cd²⁺ ion. In addition to two iodine atoms, the Cd²⁺ atom located on the double crystallographic axis is coordinated to the chelate carboxylate O(1) and O(2) atoms of two crystallographically equivalent ligands 4-AmbaH. The octahedral geometry of the Cd²⁺ ion is strongly distorted due to the chelate addition of 4-AmbaH. The chelate coordination of COO–groups is confirmed by IR spectroscopy data. The complex has luminescent properties.