Synthesis, crystal structure and properties of the binuclear complex [Sm2(C10H9N2O4)2(C10H8N2O4)2(H2O)4]

A novel binuclear Smarium (III) complex with N-(2-propionic acid)-salicyloyl hydrazone (C10H10N2O4, H3L) was prepared and characterized. The crystal structure of [Sm-2(H2L)(2)(HL)(2)(H2O)(4)] (1) was determined by X-ray single crystal diffractometry. 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic systerm, space group P2(1)/c, with a = 0.10229(2), c = 31.549(7), b = 0.70599(15) nm, and Z = 4. In the structure, Sm(III) is nine-coordinated by carboxyl O and acyl O atoms and imido N atoms of two ligands (H2L and HL forms) and O atoms from two water molecules. H2L and HL act as tridentate ligands which form two stable five-numbered chelating rings sharing one edge in the keto form for each ligand, and the carboxyl groups of two ligands were coordinated via bidentated bridging form. The coordination polyhedron around Sm (III) was described as a monocapped square antiprism. The inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonds resulted in a three-dimensional network and provided extra stability for the structure. The complex was researched the interaction with calf thymus DNA by electronic absorption titration and emission titration. The results show that the complex is bound to calf thymus DNA mainly by intercalation .The complex also shows good fluorescence property.