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Effect of anionic co-ligands on structure and magnetic coupling of bis(μ-phenoxo-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes

Biswas, A., Drew, M. G.B., Song, Y. and Ghosh, A. (2011) Effect of anionic co-ligands on structure and magnetic coupling of bis(μ-phenoxo-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 376 (1). pp. 422-427. ISSN 0020-1693

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.07.005

Abstract/Summary

Two phenoxo bridged dinuclear Cu(II) complexes, [Cu2L2(NO2)(2)] (1) and [Cu2L2(NO3)(2)] (2) have been synthesized using the tridentate reduced Schiff-base ligand 2-[(2-dimethylamino-ethylamino)-methyl]-phenol (HL). The complexes have been characterized by X-ray structural analyses and variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements. The structures of the two compounds are very similar having the same tridentate chelating ligand (L) and mono-dentate anionic ligand nitrite for 1 and nitrate for 2. In both complexes Cu(II) is penta-coordinated but the square pyramidal geometry of the copper ions is severely distorted (Addison parameter (tau) = 0.33) in 1 while the distortion is quite small (average tau = 0.11) in 2. These differences have marked effect on the magnetic properties of two compounds. Although both are antiferromagnetically coupled, the coupling constants (J = -140.8 and -614.7 cm (1) for 1 and 2, respectively) show that the coupling is much stronger in 2.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry
ID Code:30404
Publisher:Elsevier

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