Synthesis, Characterization and Crystal Structure of Samarium(III)-(E)-1-phenyl-N-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)methanimine Complex

Samarium-benzylidene Schiff base adduct with the formula [Sm(NO3)3(H2O)3].2L (L= (E)-1-phenyl-N-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl) methanimine) (1) has been prepared, with two water molecules bonded to the samarium center form hydrogen bond with three molecules of title Schiff base through nitrogen atoms of the triazole rings. The chemical structure was confirmed by means of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (scXRD), FT-IR, electrical conductivity, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The title complex 1 crystallizes in the triclinic P-1 space group. The unit cell parameters are a = 10.4045(1) Å, b = 12.5403(1) Å, c = 12.5477(2) Å,  = 96.668(1)o,  = 110.810(1)o,  = 111.567(1)o, V = 1.788 Å3, Z = 2, Rgt(F) = 0.0223, wRref(F2) = 0.0576. The samarium ion is in a distorted capped square antiprism environment, coordinated by three bidentate nitrates and three coordination water molecules. The [Sm(H2O)3(NO3)3] complex and the (E)-1-phenyl-N-(4H-1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)methanimine) moiety (L) are held together via hydrogen interactions to form a 2-D supramolecular framework. It is a non-electrolyte as indicated by its molar conductivity (ΛM= 10.1 S cm2 mol-1) in MeOH at 1.0 mM. The mass spectral results confirm the suggested structure of the investigated adduct.