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Coordination complexes were formed through the use of metal acetates copper (II) acetate monohydrate and zinc (II) acetate dihydrate when the metals were combined with 2-methylthio-N-(3-pyridinylmethyl) acetamide (3-HLSMe) ligand or 2-methylthio-N-(4-pyridinylmethyl) acetamide (4-HLSMe) ligand. The use of acetates in the metals introduced new possibilities for the structure of coordination polymers through the metal acetates abilities to create stronger magnetic couplings. These experiments were done by first purifying the metal acetates through crystallization. Both the 3-HLSMe ligand and the 4-HL SMe ligand were then synthesized. Copper (II) acetate monohydrate and zinc (II) acetate dihydrate were then combined with the 3-HL SMe ligand and the 4-HL SMe ligand. Through the use of infrared spectroscopy and UV-vis spectroscopy, it was determined that the formation of the coordination complexes were all successful. However, due to time constraints, the crystallization process of the metal acetate-ligand compounds was not able to be finished. This also meant that the structure of the coordination polymers was also not able to be discovered. If more time had been available, the crystals would have been grown and sent to an X-ray crystallography lab in order to determine the complex structures.
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