Research Article

A Novel ZnII Complex Bearing Two Monodentate (4-Methoxyphenyl)[(1E, 2E)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-ilidene] Schiff Bases: Crystal Structure and DFT Study

Table 4

Selected dihedral angles (experimental and calculated) for the [ZnCl2(BS-4-OCH3)2] complex.

Dihedral angleX-ray (°)B3LYP/6-31G++ (°)

N1-C1-C2-C3174.4(5)177.85
N2-C17-C18-C19−169.4(5)177.08
H1-C1-C2-C3−5.5−2.82
H17-C17-C18-C1910.8−3.64
C17-N2-Zn1-N1−60.26−66.95
C26-N2-Zn1-N1120.9(3)108.06
C10-N1-Zn1-N2118.0(4)108.41
C1-N1-Zn1-N2−60.4(4)−66.20
Cl1-Zn1-N1-C1−179.9(3)−178.86
Cl1-Zn1-N1-C103.5(4)−4.25
Cl1-Zn1-N2-C1763.3(4)48.61
Cl1-Zn1-N2-C26−115.4(3)−136.39
Cl2-Zn1-N1-C161.0(4)49.80
Cl2-Zn1-N1-C10−120.6(3)−135.59
Cl2-Zn1-N2-C17−173.2(3)−179.58
Cl2-Zn1-N2-C268.1(3)−4.48
C10-N1-C1-C2−177.2(4)−177.34
C26-N2-C17-C18−179.9(4)−177.64
R2 = 0.567535