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W g _ g mm Summary and conclusion<br />

assembly <strong>of</strong> ZX2 grids as ditopic ligands. The coordination geometries <strong>of</strong> both<br />

thiocarbohydrazone and carbohydrazone derived square grids, complexes<br />

[Ni(HL')]4(PF(,)4- ‘/zCH,CH2OH- 2.8H2O (la) and [Zn(HL5)]4(BF4)4- l0H2O (29)<br />

respectively, have been explicitly solved by single crystal X-Ray diffraction studies.<br />

However Cu(ll) ions are found very reluctant to form molecular square grids with the<br />

same set <strong>of</strong> ligands; but with flexible coordination modes multinuclear chelating<br />

complexes were synthesized and characterized. The ligands are found capable <strong>of</strong><br />

coordinating metal centers in the neutral, monoanionic and dianionic forms subject to<br />

reaction conditions. Conversely, Cu(II) carbohydrazone complexes are found not very<br />

stable in their solutions <strong>of</strong> common organic solvents on exposure to air. However, all<br />

complexes are found very stable in the solid state. As expected, the Mn(II) complexes<br />

were also found labile in their solutions in organic solvents, especially at lower<br />

concentrations.<br />

Hitherto reported complexes <strong>of</strong> carbohydrazones were all mononuclear or<br />

dinuclear in nature. However our study is observed first time for carbohydrazone<br />

derivatives behaving as the building blocks for self-assembly, and thereby <strong>of</strong>fers a<br />

new dimension to metallosupramolecular squares. The novel N40 coordination, with<br />

bridging mode <strong>of</strong> the carbonyl group, <strong>of</strong>fers carbohydrazone ligands as a building<br />

block for interesting frameworks through self-assembly. The two-dimensional<br />

molecular square grids are precise and easy to prepare and provide best opportunities<br />

to enter the fascinating world <strong>of</strong> supramolecular chemistry. The carbohydrazide inner<br />

core thus <strong>of</strong>fers a wide range <strong>of</strong> possibilities with suitable substituents having different<br />

coordination properties to build novel coordinating ligands for designing multinuclear<br />

coordination complex frameworks <strong>of</strong> desired metals, which would find applications in<br />

various fields.<br />

The materials with uncoordinated ligand donor atoms after assembly possess<br />

chemically active sites and are expected to be useful for homogeneous or<br />

heterogeneous catalysis, or as molecular sensors. These kinds <strong>of</strong> complexes shall

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