DNA-binding Studies of Two Silver(I)-sulfonate Complexes Constructed by In Situ Reaction

Two silver(I)-sulfonate complexes,[Ag(NO_3)(4,4'-bipy)][Ag(HL)(4,4'-bipy)]·2H_2O(1) and[Ag(H_2O)(4,4'-bipy)][AgL(4,4'-bipy)]·2H_2O(2),have been synthesized by in situ reaction(H_2L = 2-formylbenzenesulfonic acid,4,4-bipy = 4,4-bipyridine).1 displays two parallel 1D chains expending to a 3D supramolecule by n—n interactions and O-H…O hydrogen bonds,in which the[Ag(NO_3)]or[Ag(HL)]units are joined by bridging 4,4'-bipy molecules,respectively.The interactions between the complexes and DNA were studied by means of fluorescence spectra and surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) spectra.The special configuration and intercalation effects between 1 and DNA are stronger than that between 2 and DNA.     

Four Complexes of Mn(Ⅱ), Co(Ⅱ), Ni(Ⅱ) and Cu(Ⅱ) Based on 2-Morpholine-4-yl-4,6-di-pyrazol-1-yl-1,3,5-triazine

Three azide bridged complexes, namely, [Mn_2L_2(N_3)_4(H_2O)_2](1), [Co_2L_2(N_3)_4]·(H_2O)_3(2) and [Ni_2L_2(N_3)_3(H_2O)]N_3·(H_2O)_4(3)(L = 2-morpholine-4-yl-4,6-di-pyrazol-1-yl-1,3,5-triazine), were synthesized by the reaction of L ligand, sodium azide with Mn(Ⅱ), Co(Ⅱ) and Ni(Ⅱ) chlorides. The copper(Ⅱ) chloride combined with thiocyanate and L ligand to form a mononuclear complex [CuL(CH_3OH)(SCN)(NCS)](4). Complexes 1~4 were characterized by IR, elemental analysis and X-ray crystallographic analysis. It was worth noting that two Mn(Ⅱ) atoms were connected by the end-to-end mode in 1, while Co(Ⅱ) and Ni(Ⅱ) atoms were connected by the end-on mode in 2 and 3. In complex 4, the central copper atom was coordinated with a sulfur atom and a nitrogen atom of the two thiocyanate ligands, respectively. Hydrogen bonds, π-π stacking interactions, thermogravimetric analysis and fluorescence properties of 1~4 were studied.     

A 2D Copper(Ⅱ) Complex with Half Paddlewheel-like Building Block Controlled by 1,2,4,5-Benzenetetracarboxylic Acid: Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Luminescence Property

Self-assembly reaction of 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic acid(H_4 btc) with CuCl_2 in mixed N,N-dimethylformamide(DMF), methanol and aqueous solution at room temperature generated a 2D complex, [Cu(btc)_(0.5)(DMF)(H_2 O)]_n(1) which was further characterized by X-ray diffraction, IR spectrum, elemental analysis and TG-DTA experiments. The structure determination reveals that the fundamental unit of complex 1 contains one Cu(Ⅱ) ion, half a btc~(4–), one DMF molecule and one water molecule, forming a half paddlewheel-like building block [Cu_2(btc)(DMF)_2(H_2 O)_2] which is different from those previous Cu-btc(Ⅱ) polymers obtained either in water or other media without water. It crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 22.8209(14), b = 9.2244(6), c = 10.8876(7) ?, b = 117.5210(10)o, V = 2032.6(2) ?~3, Z = 2, C_8 H_(10) CuNO_6, M_r = 279.71, D_c = 1.828 g/cm~3, μ = 2.162 mm-1, F(000) = 1136, the final R = 0.0225 and wR = 0.0652 with I 2s(I). Furthermore, the thermal stability of complex 1 is observed to be dependent on the polymeric structure nature. And the luminescent measurements show that complex 1 produces strong emission at room temperature.     

Construction of Two Inorganic-organic Hybrid Vanadogermanates Based on Di-Cd-Substituted Ge-V-O Cluster and Transition-metal Complex Bridges

Two new inorganic-organic hybrid vanadogermanates H[Cd(en)(phen)(H_2O)]-[Cd(en)(phen)]{[Cd(phen)]_2[Ge_8V_(12)O_(41)(OH)_7]}·5H_2O(1)and[Cd(dien)_2][Cd(dien)]_2{[Cd(phen)]_2-Ge_8V_(12)O_(42)(H_2O)(OH)_6}·6.5H_2O(2)(en=ethylenediamine,dien=diethylenetriamine,phen=1,10-phenanthroline)have been synthesized by hydrothermal method.Their structures were measured by single-crystal X-ray diffractions,thermogravimetric analysis,powder X-ray diffractions and infrared spectra.Structural analysis reveals that compound 1 is an infrequent dimeric structure based on di-Cd-substituted Ge-V-O cluster and transition-metal complex bridges,while compound 2 is an infinite 1-D chain constructed from di-Cd-substituted Ge-V-O clusters and dinuclear bridging complexes.Magnetic measurement indicated that both 1 and 2 exhibit antiferromagnetic behaviors.     

Heterometal–organic frameworks: Three novel copper(Ⅱ)–lanthanide(Ⅲ) 15-metallacrown-5 complexes based on pyrazinohydroxamic acid as new multiple-binding pentagonal platform

Reactions of copper(Ⅱ) sulfate or copper(Ⅱ) perchlorate,samarium(Ⅲ),erbium(Ⅲ) or neodymium(Ⅲ)nitrate(5/1 equiv.) with pyrazinohydroxamic acid(H_2Pyzha) in H_2O/Me0 H led to three new heterobimetallic 15-metallacrown-5 complexes.In a MeOH/H_2O solution,when adding inorganic salts,the ligands exist as protonated metallacrowns.In the solid state,their structures are more complicated as confirmed by X-ray analysis:metallacrown[Sm(H_2O)_3 {Cu(pyzha)}_5(H_2O)_2(MeOH)(HSO_4)_2]·(H_2O)_2(HSO_4)(1);[Nd(H_2O)_2(MeOH) {Cu(pyzha)}_5(ClO_4)_2(H_2O)_5(NO_3)](2);[Eu(H_2O)_2(MeOH) {Cu(pyzha)}_5(ClO_4)_2(H_2O)_5(NO_3)](3).The differentiation of atomic and ionic radii between the encapsulated lanthanide(Ⅲ) could be used to control the bowl-shape distortion of the metallacrowns from the planar geometry.The complex 1 clearly exhibits fluorescence behavior of samarium(Ⅲ),while 2and 3 show that of copper(Ⅱ) and ligand.     

AN EASY ROUTE TO SYNTHESIZE COPPER(I) COMPLEXES Cu_2(Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2)_2(NO_a)_2 AND Cu(Ph_2PCH_2CH_2PPh_2)(NO_a). THEIR CHARACTERIZATION AND ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Binuclear Cu(Ⅰ) complex [Cu(dppm)(NO_3)]2 (dppm=Ph_2PCH_2PPh_2) and mononuclear Cu(Ⅰ) complex [Cu(dppe)(NO_3)] (dppe=Ph_2PCH_2CH_2PPh_2) have been synthesized by the ligand-reduction reaction of cupric nitrate with dppm and dppe in methanol and characterized by means of ICP, elemental analyses, molecular weight determination, TG, ~(31)P-NMR, IR and Raman spectra; their electronic conductivities and CV waves have also been measured. Results show that dppm coordinates to the Cu(Ⅰ) atoms as a bridging bidentate ligand and dppe as a chelating bidentate ligand, (NO_3)~(-1) behaves as a chelating bidentate ligand in both of the newly prepared complexes.     

Two Cu(Ⅱ) Complexes with Hydrolyzed Nicotinamide Ligand: Crystal Structures and Bioactivities

Two Cu(Ⅱ) complexes of [Cu(2,6-DPC)(Hnta)(H_2O)]·H_2O(2,6-DPC = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic-carboxylate, Hnta = nicotinic acid) and [Cu_2(2,4-D)_4(Hnta)_2](2,4-D = 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic-carboxylate) were synthesized and successfully obtained as single crystals in this paper. The supramolecular structures of the complexes from zero to three dimensions and the weak intermolecular force in the crystal were analyzed. The single-crystal structures of the complexes were further analyzed by Hirshfeld surface analysis. The competition capacity of the complexes about calf thymus DNA(ct-DNA) was also analyzed by fluorescence spectroscopy. The ability of complexes to cleave the plasmid DNA(pBR322-DNA) was determined by gel electrophoresis assay. And at last, the complexes' cytotoxic activities were reviewed for four kinds of cancer cell lines(HeLa, MCF-7, HepG, SKOV-3), showing that the coordination polymer has anti-tumor activity and cytotoxicity.     

Crystal structures and thermal decomposition mechanism of four lanthanide complexes with halogen-benzoic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline

This paper describes syntheses and structure determination of four lanthanide complexes [Nd(2-Cl-4-FBA) 3 phen] 2 (1, 2-Cl-4-FBA = 2-chloro-4-fluorobenzoate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline), [Ln(2,5-DClBA) 3 phen] 2 (Ln = Sm(2) and Tb(3), 2,5-DClBA = 2,5-dichlorobenzoate) and [Sm(2-Cl-4,5-DFBA) 3 (phen)(H 2 O)] 2 (4, (2-Cl-4,5-DFBA = 2-chloro-4,5-difluorobenzo- ate). The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and ultraviolet spectra, and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. In the molecular structures of 1 4, two Ln 3+ ions are linked by four carboxyl groups, with two of them in a bridging bidentate mode and the other two in a bridging-chelating tridentate mode, forming four binuclear molecules. In addition, each Ln 3+ ion is also chelated to one phen molecule and one carboxyl group in the complexes, except each Sm 3+ ion in 4 which is bonded to one carboxyl group by unidentate mode and one H 2 O molecule. There are two different coordination polyhedrons for each Nd 3+ ion in the two similar molecular structures of 1 and they are a distorted monocapped square antiprismatic and a distorted tricapped triangular prism conformation, respectively. The coordination polyhedron for each Ln 3+ ion in 2 4 is a nine-coordinated distorted mono-capped square antiprismatic conformation. The complex 3 exhibits green luminescence under the radiation of UV light. The thermal decomposition behaviors of the complexes have been discussed by simultaneous TG/DSC-FTIR technique. The 3D surface graphs for the FTIR spectra of the evolved gases were recorded and the gaseous products were identified by the typical IR spectra obtained at different temperatures from the 3D surface graphs. Meanwhile, we discussed the nonisothermal kinetics of 1 4 by the integral isoconversional non-linear (NL-INT) method.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Spectroscopic Properties of Cyanide-bridged Complex [Ru~Ⅱ(ttpy)(CN)_3Mn~Ⅲ(salen)]

Tricyanide building block K[Ru(ttpy)(CN)_3] and [Mn~Ⅲ(salen)](ClO_4) have been used to design and synthesize a heterobimetallic one-dimensional(1D) zigzag chain complex 1,[Ru~Ⅱ(ttpy)(CN)_3 Mn~Ⅲ(salen)](ttpy = 4?-(p-tolyl)-2,2?:6?,2??-terpyridine, salen = N,N?-ethylenebis-(salicylideneaminato)dianion). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis shows complex 1 crystallizes in orthorhombic Pbca space group and the asymmetric unit of 1 contains one[-NC-Ru~Ⅱ(ttpy)(CN)(m-CN)-Mn ~Ⅲ-(salen)-] molecule. In the structure of 1, each [Ru ~Ⅱ(ttpy)(CN)_3]~-connects two [Mn~Ⅲ(salen)]~+ with two cyanide groups in a cis-conformation, and in turn each[Mn~Ⅲ(salen)]~+ unit links two [Ru~Ⅱ(ttpy)(CN)_3]~-building blocks in a trans-conformation, resulting in a 1D [-NC-Ru~Ⅱ-CN-Mn~Ⅲ-]_n chain. Furthermore, the electronic absorption spectra and luminescence spectroscopy of complex 1 have also been studied.     

Syntheses and Anti-lung Cancer Activities of Zn(Ⅱ) and Cu(Ⅱ) Complexes Based on Triazole and Tetrazole,respectively

The reactions of 4H-1,2,4-triazole(Htrz) with ZnCl_2, 1H-tetrazole(Htez) and Cu(NO_3)2·6H_2O afford two novel coordination polymers respectively, {[Zn_2(trz)_2(ox)](H_2O)_3}n(1) and {[Cu_3(tez)_3(OH)_2(H_2O)_2](NO_3)(DMF)_4}_n(2)(H_2ox =(COOH_)2, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide). 1 shows 1D channels along the a axis filled with water molecules and 2 features a 2D bi-layered framework based on trinuclear Cu(II) units bridged by two μ3-OH groups. In addition, in vitro antitumor activities of compounds 1 and 2 on four human lung cancer cells(16HBE, NCI-H1299, NCI-H460 and NCI-H292) were further determined.     

SYNTHESIS AND MAGNETISM OF BINUCLEAR COPPER(Ⅱ) COMPLEXES CONTAINING SALUCYLAMIDATOCUPRATE(Ⅱ)

New binuclear copper(Ⅱ) complexes, [Cu(samen)Cu(NO_2-phen)]·H_2O and [Cu(sampn)-Cu(NO_2-phen)]·2H_2O have been synthesized, where samen~(4-), sampn~(4-) and NO_2-phen denote N, N′-ethylenedisalicylamidate anion, N, N′-1, 2-propanedisalicylamidate anion and 5-nitro-1, 10-phenanthroline respectively. 3ased on IR, elemental analyses and electronic spectra, the complexes are proposed to have a phenoxy-bridged structure and to consist of the Cu(Ⅱ)ion in distorted planar environment. The complexes have been characterized with varlable-temperature magnetic susceptibility (4—300 K) and the observed data were fit to those from a modified Bleaney-Bowers equation by least-squares method, giving the exchange integral J=-63.0 cm~(-1) (samen) and J=-46.5cm~(-1) (sampn). This indicates the existence of antiferromagnetic spin exchange interaction among the metal ions.     

Two Co(Ⅱ) Complexes Constructed from 1-(3,5-Dicarboxybenzyl)-3,5-pyrazole Dicarboxylic Acid:Syntheses,Structures and Magnetic Properties

Two new complexes[Co_2(L)(4,4′-bip)(H_2O)_3]_n (1) and{[Co(L′)_2(phen)]·2H_2O)}_n (2)(H_4L=1-(3,5-dicarboxybenzyl)-3,5-pyrazole dicarboxylic acid,H_3L′=1-(3,5-dicarboxybenzyl)-3-pyrazole carboxylic acid,4,4′-bip=4,4′-bis(1-imidazolyl)biphenyl,phen=1,10-phenanthroline) were synthesized.Complexes 1 and 2have been characterized by IR spectrography,X-ray single-crystal diffraction,elemental analysis and thermogravimetry.1 crystallizes in monoclinic system,space group P2_1/c.Complex 2 crystallizes in monoclinic system,space group I2/a.It is remarkable that in situ hydrothermal decarboxylation was observed during preparing complex 2.In addition,magnetic analysis indicates that antiferromagnetic interaction exists among Co(Ⅱ) ions in complexes 1 and 2.     

Thermochromic and Magnetic Properties of a Copper(Ⅱ) Coordination Compound

Copper complexes that can experience reversible heat-induced dehydration and rehydration in the solid state were rarely reported although thermochromic copper complexes have been widely reported, and their heat-induced magnetic properties have not been studied. We firstly observed the reversible thermochromic phenomena of the known copper(II) complex [Cu(bpy)(OOCCH_3)_2]n·xn H_2O(x = 2.5 or 3; bpy = 4,4?-bipyridine) in the solid state, which is associated with the dehydration and rehydration processes, and found that heat-induced coloration clearly enhanced the magnetic susceptibility.     

Syntheses and Structures of Three Hybrid Materials Using Vanadium Polyoxoanions and Macrocyclic Copper Complex as Building Blocks

The reactions of the four-coordinated macrocyclic copper complex [CuL](ClO_4)_2(L = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) with NH_4VO_3 under different conditions gave three inorganic-organic hybrid materials of [CuL][VO_3]_2·2.33H_2O(1), [CuL]_3[V_(10)O_(28)]·8H_2O(2) and [Cu L]3[V_6O_(18)]·8H_2O(3). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that three diverse vanadium polyoxoanions, [V_6O_(18)]6- ring, [V_(10)O_(28)]6- cluster, and [V_(12)O_(35)]~(10-) ring, were isolated from the same reactant NH_4VO_3 under different conditions. The [CuL]~(2+) bridges the [V10O28]6- clusters to form a two-dimensional sheet in 2, and link the [V_6O_(18)]~(6-) rings in 1 and [V_(12)O_(35)]~(10-) rings in 3 into three-dimensional frameworks, respectively.     

Novel Hydrogen-bonded Three-dimensional Supramolecular Architectures Containing 2D Honeycomb Networks or 2D Grids

Two new supramolecular complexes,[Cu(H_2dhbd)(3-pyOH)(H_2O)]_2·3-pyOH·2H_2O(1)and[Cu_2(dhbd)(dpa)_2-(H_2O)]·6H_2O(2)(H_4dhbd=2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic acid,3-pyOH=3-hydroxypyddine,dpa=2,2'-dipyridylamine),have been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,elemental analyses,UV-Vis and IR spectra,and TGA analysis.X-ray structural analysis revealed that,through four pairs of strong O…H—O hydrogen bonds,the cyclic dinuclear units in 1 together with four adjacent neighbors are connected into a 2Dhoneycomb network encapsulating free 3-pyOH ligands.Unexpectedly,the water-dimers are fixed in interlayers of2D honeycomb network and act as hydrogen-bond bridging to further extend these 2D networks into 3D hydro-gen-bonded framework.Complex 2 includes interesting 2D grids constructed from chiral dinuclear units throughstrong O…H—O and O…H—N hydrogen bonding,which are extended through other crystallization water mole-cules into three dimension with channels.Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements for bothcomplexes indicate the presence of weak antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between adjacent copper(Ⅱ)ions.     

Synthesis of La(Ⅲ), Y(Ⅲ) complexes with polyglycol aldehyde-amino acid Schiff base and their high resolution solid state ~(13)C NMR spectra

La(Ⅲ), Y(Ⅲ) complexes with diglycol aldehyde bis-arginine (H_2DAAR) and tetraglycol aldehyde bislysine (H_2TALY) Schiff bases were synthesized. They were characterized and formulated as La(H_2DAAR) (NO_3)_3·6H_2O and Y (H_2TALY)(NO_3)_3·5H_2O separately by elemental analyses. The obtained complexes were investigated in detail by high resolution solid state (HRSS) ~(13)C NMR using cross polarization, magic angle spinning (CPMAS), and total suppression of sidebands (TOSS)techniques. The results are supported by the liquid state 2D-~1H-~(13)C COSY NMR spectra. Some new information about the splitting peaks of ~(13)C for—CH=N—group and alkene carbon bands, etc. in HRSS ~(13)C NMR spectra are given.     

Cyanide-bridged complexes based on dinuclear Cu(II)-M(II) [M = Pb and Cu] building blocks: Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties

Four cyanide-bridged heterometallic complexes {[CuPb(L 1 )][Fe III (bpb)(CN) 2 ]} 2 ·(ClO 4 ) 2 ·2H 2 O·2CH 3 CN (1), {[CuPb(L 1 )] 2 [Fe II (CN) 6 ](H 2 O) 2 }·10H 2 O (2), {[Cu 2 (L 2 )][Fe III (bpb)(CN) 2 ] 2 }·2H 2 O·2CH 3 OH (3) and {[Cu 2 (L 2 )] 3 [Fe III (CN) 6 ] 2 (H 2 O) 2 }·10H 2 O (4) have been synthesized by treating K[Fe III (bpb)(CN) 2 ] [bpb 2-=1,2-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)benzenate] and K 3 [Fe III (CN)] 6 with dinuclear compartmental macrocyclic Schiff-base complexes [CuPb(L 1 )] (ClO 4 ) 2 or [Cu 2 (L 2 )]·(ClO 4 ) 2 , in which H 2 L 1 was derived from 2,6-diformyl-4-methyl-phenol, ethylenediamine, and diethylenetriamine in the molar ratio of 2:1:1 and H 2 L 2 from 2,6-diformyl-4-methyl-phenol and propylenediamine in the molar ratio of 1:1. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that compound 1 displays a cyclic hexanuclear heterotrimetallic molecular structure with alternating [FeⅢ (bpb)(CN) 2 ]- and [CuPb(L 1 )] 2+ units. Complex 2 is of a neutral dumb-bell-type pentanuclear molecular configuration consisting of one [Fe(CN)6] 4- anion sandwiched in two [CuPu(L 1 )] 2+ cations, and the pentanuclear moieties are further connected by the hydrogen bonding to give a 2D supramolecular framework. Heterobimetallic complex 3 is a tetranuclear molecule composed of a centrosymmetric [Cu 2 (L2)] 2+ segment and two terminal cyanide-containing blocks [FeⅢ (bpb)(CN)2 ]- . Octanuclear compound 4 is built from two [Fe(CN)6]3- anions sandwiched in the three [Cu 2 L 2 ] 2+ cations. Investigation of their magnetic properties reveals the overall antiferromagnetic behavior in the series of complexes except 2.     

Magnetic Properties in Mononuclear Gadolinium(Ⅲ) and Terbium(Ⅲ) Complexes Based on Ethoxylphenylsubstituted Nitronyl Nitroxide Radical and Hexafluoroacetylacetonate Ligand

Two new lanthanide complexes with ethoxybenzene-substituted nitronyl nitroxide radical(NIT-C_8H_9O) and hexafluoroacetylacetonate(hfac) ligand,[Gd(NIT-C_8H_9O)_2(hfac)_3]·C_7H_(16)(1) and [Tb(NIT-C_8H_9O)_2(hfac)_3]·C_7H_(16)(2),have been successfully synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy,elemental analyses,thermogravimetry analyses,and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.Both 1 and 2 exhibit a mononuclear structure in which the nitronyl nitroxide radical and hfac ligand act as monodentate and bidentate chelating modes,respectively.Magnetic studies show that ferromagnetic interactions(between intramolecular Gd and radical) and antiferromagnetic interactions(between the intramolecular radicals) coexist in complex 1.No obvious frequency dependent out-of-phase signals were observed in complex 2.     

Two Tetranuclear Zinc(Ⅱ) Coordination Polymers Based on 3,5-Bis(2-carboxylphenoxy)benzoic Acid with Highly Selective Sensing of Nitrobenzene

Two novel zinc(Ⅱ) coordination polymers, [Zn_2(BCB)(CH_3OH)(μ_3-OH)]n(1) and {[Zn_2(BCB)(μ_3-OH)(H_2O)_2]·CH_3OH}n (2), have been constructed from 3,5-bis(2-carboxylphenoxy)benzoic acid(H_3BCB) and characterized by elemental analysis(EA), IR, powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD), and thermogravimetric(TG) analyses. Structural analysis reveals that complexes 1 and 2 are both 1D polymeric chains with unprecedented tetranuclear {Zn_4(COO)_4(μ_3-OH)_2} clusters, which were further expanded into a 2D structure. Fluorescence measurements show that 1 and 2 have highly selective and sensitive detection of nitrobenzene.     

Two Novel Complexes Based on N-N Bridged Ligand:Syntheses,Crystal Structures,Fluorescence and Magnetic Property

Two novel coordination compounds,1[Zn_4(L_1)_4(NO_3)_2(H_2O)_2](NO_3)_2·2H_2O and 2[Mn_2(L_2)_2(DMF)(H_2O)_3](ClO_4)_2·DMF(HL_1 = N'-[(1E)-pyridine-2-ylmethylidene]pyrazine-2-carbohydrazide,H_2L_2 = 2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde(pyrazin-2-ylcarbonyl)hydrazone),based on the N-N bridged ligands were prepared and structurally characterized.Compound 1represents the[2*2]molecular squares,in which both N atoms belonging to the N-N bridged ligands are connected to the Zn centers.The emission of compound 1 exhibits a blue shift,which can be assigned to strong electrostatic interaction between Zn~Ⅱ ions and the L_1~(-1).Compound 2represents a rare phenol-O bridged Mn_2~Ⅱ complex.The magnetic investigation indicates weak antiferromagnetic interactions between the Mn~Ⅱ centers.