Syntheses, crystal structures and solid state thermochromism of copper(II) complexes of trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane
摘要:
The complexes CuL2X2.nH(2)O (L = trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane; n = 2 when X is Cl and n = 0 when X is NO3) have been synthesized. The complexes [CuL2(H2O)(2)]Cl-2 (1) and [CuL2(NO3)(2)] (2) have been characterized by single crystal structural analyses and their thermochromism was studied in the solid state. Single crystal X-ray structure analysis of 1 and 2 shows that in both complexes copper ion possesses distorted (4+2) octahedral geometry with N4O2 chromophore. Complex 1 shows time-dependent reversible discontinuous thermochromism whereas, 2 shows reversible continuous thermochromism in the solid state. The discontinuous thermochromism in 1, is due to the different ligand field strength between H2O and Cl, and is associated with deaquation-anation reaction. The IR and electronic spectra of 2 vary with temperature, indicating reversible continuous thermochromism arising from axial interaction between semi-coordinated nitrate ions and CuN4 plane. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.