This paper reports the syntheses and characterization of four copper phosphonates with chain structures based on (2-pyridyl-N-oxide) phosphonate, namely, [Cu2X2(C5H4NOPO3)(2)][Cu(H2O)(6)] center dot 2H(2)O [X = Cl ( 1), Br (2)] and CuX(C5H4NOPO3H) center dot H2O [X= Cl (3), Br (4)]. Compounds 1 and 2 are isostructural and show a chain structure where Cu(1) and Cu(2) are triply bridged by halide, oxygen donor of the pyridyl N-oxide and O-P-O group. The [Cu(H2O)(6)](2+) serves as a charge-balancing cation and locate between the chains together with the water molecules. Compounds 3 and 4 are also isostructural. In these cases, one of the three phosphonate oxygen atoms is protonated, thus leading to a neutral chain structure which is very similar to the anionic chains in compounds 1 and 2. Magnetic studies of compounds 1-4 reveal that antiferromagnetic interactions are mediated between the copper ions. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
This paper reports the syntheses and characterization of four copper phosphonates with chain structures based on (2-pyridyl-N-oxide) phosphonate, namely, [Cu2X2(C5H4NOPO3)(2)][Cu(H2O)(6)] center dot 2H(2)O [X = Cl ( 1), Br (2)] and CuX(C5H4NOPO3H) center dot H2O [X= Cl (3), Br (4)]. Compounds 1 and 2 are isostructural and show a chain structure where Cu(1) and Cu(2) are triply bridged by halide, oxygen donor of the pyridyl N-oxide and O-P-O group. The [Cu(H2O)(6)](2+) serves as a charge-balancing cation and locate between the chains together with the water molecules. Compounds 3 and 4 are also isostructural. In these cases, one of the three phosphonate oxygen atoms is protonated, thus leading to a neutral chain structure which is very similar to the anionic chains in compounds 1 and 2. Magnetic studies of compounds 1-4 reveal that antiferromagnetic interactions are mediated between the copper ions. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.