A b s t r a c t:The synthesis of novel cyrhetrenyl hydrazones of general formula [Re{(η 5 -C 5 H 4 )-C(R 1 )=NNHR 2 }(CO) 3 ] {with R 1 = H and R 2 = 4-NO 2 -C 6 H 4 (4a), C 6 H 5 (4b) or H (4c) or R 1 = Me and R 2 = 4-NO 2 -C 6 H 4 (5a), C 6 H 5 (5b) or H (5c)} is described. Compounds 4a-4c and 5a-5c were characterized by mass spectrometry and IR spectroscopy. 1 H and 13 C{ 1 H} NMR studies revealed that 4a-4c and 5a-5c adopt the anti-(E) configuration in solution. X-ray crystal structures of compounds 4a and 5c confirmed the trans-arrangement of the cyrhetrenyl "Re(η 5 -C 5 H 4 )(CO) 3 " and the -NHR 2 moieties and the existence of strong hydrogen bonds involving the -NH-unit. Molecular Orbital calculations at a DFT level have also been carried out in order to rationalize the influence of the nature of the substituent R 3 of [R 3 CH=NNH(4-NO 2 -C 6 H 4 )] (R 3 = ferrocenyl, (3a), cyrhetrenyl (4a) and phenyl (6a) on the electronic delocalization, the nucleophilicity of the imine carbon, the polarizability and hyperpolarizability of these compounds, and computational studies using time-dependent density functional (TD-DFT) calculations have also been carried out in order to assign the bands detected in their electronic spectra and to explain the effect produced by the solvent.
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