A Comparison of Structure-Activity Relationships between Bis(imino)Pyridine Pincers of Nickel and Cobalt for Electrochemical Reduction of CO2
Das, Anjan; Mukhopadhyay, Titas Kumar; Maitra, Biswajit; Pal, Dibyendu; Mondal, Moumita; New Journal of Chemistry  (2026) –; doi:10.1039/D5NJ02563J

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_publ_section_title
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 A Comparison of Structure-Activity Relationships between
 Bis(imino)Pyridine Pincers of Nickel and Cobalt for Electrochemical
 Reduction of CO2
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_journal_name_full               'New Journal of Chemistry'
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/D5NJ02563J
_journal_year                    2026
_chemical_formula_moiety         'C21 H31 Br2 Co N3'
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Olex2 1.5-alpha
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_audit_update_record
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2024-09-24 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-12-08 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_max 0.878
_diffrn_measurement_details
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List of Runs (angles in degrees, time in seconds):

  # Type    Start    End  Width  t~exp~   \w     \q     \k     \f   Frames
  1  \w    -34.00  31.00   1.00   39.50    --   14.53 -57.00 -60.00   65
  2  \w    -16.00  10.00   1.00   39.50    --  -16.64 -77.00 120.00   26
  3  \w    -80.00  -6.00   1.00   39.50    --  -16.64 -57.00-120.00   74
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'CrysAlisPro convention (1999,Acta A55,543-557)'
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_diffrn_orient_matrix_UB_33      0.0288208000
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_diffrn_reflns_av_unetI/netI     0.0579
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_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_min       -13
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_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_min       -33
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_diffrn_reflns_theta_max         29.326
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_exptl_absorpt_process_details
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CrysAlisPro 1.171.40.69a (Rigaku Oxford Diffraction, 2020)
Empirical absorption correction using spherical harmonics,
 implemented in SCALE3 ABSPACK scaling algorithm.
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_exptl_crystal_colour            blue
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_exptl_crystal_size_min          0.19
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'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0366P)^2^+0.2381P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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_cod_database_code               7064200
_shelx_shelxl_version_number     2019/3
_chemical_oxdiff_formula         'C H N O Ni Co Br'
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_max   0.496
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_min   0.466
_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
2.a Ternary CH refined with riding coordinates:
 C8(H8), C16(H16)
2.b Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C13(H13A,H13B), C9(H9A,H9B), C10(H10A,H10B), C12(H12A,H12B), C11(H11A,H11B),
 C21(H21A,H21B), C17(H17A,H17B), C18(H18A,H18B), C19(H19A,H19B), C20(H20A,H20B)
2.c Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C4(H4), C2(H2), C3(H3)
2.d Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C7(H7A,H7B,H7C), C14(H14A,H14B,H14C)
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_shelx_res_checksum              16516
_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'
_oxdiff_exptl_absorpt_empirical_details
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Empirical correction (ABSPACK) includes:
- Absorption correction using spherical harmonics
- Frame scaling
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