TY - JOUR A1 - Otto, S. A1 - Moll, J. A1 - Förster, C. A1 - Geißler, Daniel A1 - Wang, Cui A1 - Resch-Genger, Ute A1 - Heinze, K. T1 - Three-in-One Crystal: The Coordination Diversity of Zinc Polypyridine Complexes T2 - European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry N2 - The syntheses, structures, and photophysical properties of two new zinc(II) complexes bearing the tridentate N,N′-dimethyl-N,N′-dipyridin-2-ylpyridine-2,6-diamine (ddpd) ligand are presented. Structural investigations through single-crystal X-ray diffractometry, NMR spectroscopy, and density functional theory calculations revealed a diverse coordination behavior that depends on the counterion. Spectroscopic (UV/Vis and emission spectroscopy) and theoretical techniques (DFT and time-dependent DFT calculations) were employed to explore the photophysical properties of the complexes. PB - WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA CY - Weinheim KW - Zinc(II) complexes KW - X-ray diffractometry (XRD) KW - NMR spectroscopy KW - Density functional theory (DFT) KW - UV/Vis and emission spectroscopy PY - 2017 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/43274 AN - OPUS4-43274 SN - 1434-1948 SN - 1099-0682 VL - 43 SP - 5033 EP - 5040 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany