Al-Mandhary, M.R.A.Steel, P.J.2007-08-172007-08-172004Al-Mandhary, M.R.A., Steel, P.J. (2004) X-Ray Crystallographic Study of Copper(II), Cobalt(II) and Silver(I) Complexes of Ligands Containing Two Oxine Subunits Linked by Xylylene Spacer Groups. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, pp. 329-334.http://hdl.handle.net/10092/383X-Ray crystal structures are reported for six transition metal complexes of the ligands 1,2-bis(8-quinolyloxymethyl)benzene (3) and 1,3-bis(8-quinolyloxymethyl)benzene (4). In three mononuclear copper(II) and cobalt(II) complexes ligand 3 acts as a chelating ligand, with either N,O,N’-tridentate or N,O,O’,N’-tetradentate coordination. A novel binuclear silver(I) complex of 3 is shown to be stabilised by a number of weak metal-ligand contacts and multiple intramolecular π−π stacking interactions. In two binuclear copper(II) nitrate complexes of 4, the ligand adopts very different bridging modes of coordination.enN,O ligandscoppercobaltsilverbridging ligandsJournal ArticleFields of Research::250000 Chemical Sciences::259900 Other Chemical Sciences::259901 Organometallic chemistryFields of Research::250000 Chemical Sciences::250300 Organic Chemistry::250399 Organic chemistry not elsewhere classified