RT Journal Article T1 Taking Advantage of the Coordinative Behavior of a Tridentate Schiff Base Ligand towards Pd2+ and Cu2+ A1 Sanmartín Matalobos, Jesús A1 Fondo Busto, María Matilde A1 Zarepour Jevinani, Morteza A1 García Deibe, Ana María K1 X-ray K1 Fluorescence K1 Metallophilic interaction K1 Palladium K1 Copper K1 Schiff base AB We have explored the suitability of an O,N,N–donor Schiff base (H2SB) for obtaining dinuclear complexes with heavy metal ions such as Cu2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, and Co2+ (borderline acids) as well as Pd2+ and Cd2+ (soft acids). Spectroscopic studies demonstrated that the complexation of H2SB and Cu2+, Zn2+, Ni2+, Co2+, Pd2+, and Cd2+ occurred at a 1:1 stoichiometry. We have found two square planar centers with Pd-N-Pd angles of 93.08(11)° and a Pd–Pd distance of 3.0102(4) Å in Pd2(SB)2·Me2CO. This Pd–Pd distance is 30% shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii, which is in accordance with a strong palladophilic interaction. Fluorescence studies on H2SB-M2+ interaction showed that H2SB can detect Cu2+ ions in a sample matrix containing various metal ions (hard, soft, or borderline acids) without interference. Determination of binding constants showed that H2SB has a greater affinity for borderline acids than for soft acids PB MDPI SN 2296-2646 YR 2019 FD 2019 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21285 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21285 LA eng NO Sanmartín-Matalobos, J.; Fondo, M.; Zarepour-Jevinani, M.; García-Deibe, A.M. Taking Advantage of the Coordinative Behavior of a Tridentate Schiff Base Ligand towards Pd2+ and Cu2+. Crystals 2019, 9, 407 NO This research was funded by the Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad of Spain (Ref. CTQ2015-68094-C2-2-R) DS Minerva RD 22 abr 2026