Synthesis and crystal structure of nickel(Ⅱ) and zinc(Ⅱ) complexes with 2,4-bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-6-methoxyl-1,3,5-triazine

2,4-Bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)-6-methoxyl-1,3,5-triazine(bpt) has been synthesized by using a new, simple and general method with high yields. Reactions of bpt with Ni(CIO4)2 · 6H2O and Zn(CIO4)2 · 6H2O in methanol gave mononuclear complex Ni(bpt)2] · (CIO4)2 · H2O and ternary complex Zn(mpt)2(dmp)](CIO4)2 respectively, where mpt (2,4-dimethoxy-6-(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazol-1-yl)-1,3,5-triazine) and dmp(3,5-dimethylpyrazole) are the alcoholysis products of bpt in the presence of Zn2+ ion. A possible mechanism for this catalytic reaction was proposed. X-ray crystal structure for ligand bpt, Ni and Zn complexes are reported. The protonated form of the ligand bpt crystallizes as its perchlorate salt including one molecule of water, Hbpt · H2O · CIO4]. The proton is located on one pyrazole N-atom. Hbpt ?H2O ?CIO4], in which Hbpt]+ is in cis-cis conformation, are packed in slipped stacks of approximately parallel layers. The π-π overlap interactions between the non-protonized pyrazoles of the adjace