An unusual half-open cubane-like tetranuclear copper(II) complex supported by both μ-alkoxo and μ3-hydroxo bridges: Structure, magnetic properties, EPR and DFT studies
摘要:
The compound 4-methyl-2,6-bis[(2-(pyridin-2-yl)hydrazinylidene)methyl]phenol (H-PHMP) was prepared by the direct condensation of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol (PCDA) and 2-hydrazinopyridine. It reacts with copper(II) nitrate to yield a self-assembled, both alkoxo- and hydroxo-bridged, tetranuclear homoleptic copper(II) complex, [Cu-4(PHMP)(2)(mu(3)-OH)(2)(NO3)(2)](NO3)(2)center dot 9H(2)O (1), with a [Cu-4(mu-O)(2)(mu(3)-OH)(2)](4+) half-open cubane core. Compound 1 is composed of two dinuclear [Cu-2(PHMP)] units linked by the two p.-bridging alkoxide oxygen atoms of the PCDA backbone. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate the existence of antiferromagnetic exchange interactions (J(1) = -304.0 cm(-1), J(2) = 127.3 cm(-1) and g = 2.05) in complex 1. The exchange pathway parameters were also evaluated from density functional theoretical calculations and fully agree with the experimental findings. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
An unusual half-open cubane-like tetranuclear copper(II) complex supported by both μ-alkoxo and μ3-hydroxo bridges: Structure, magnetic properties, EPR and DFT studies
摘要:
The compound 4-methyl-2,6-bis[(2-(pyridin-2-yl)hydrazinylidene)methyl]phenol (H-PHMP) was prepared by the direct condensation of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol (PCDA) and 2-hydrazinopyridine. It reacts with copper(II) nitrate to yield a self-assembled, both alkoxo- and hydroxo-bridged, tetranuclear homoleptic copper(II) complex, [Cu-4(PHMP)(2)(mu(3)-OH)(2)(NO3)(2)](NO3)(2)center dot 9H(2)O (1), with a [Cu-4(mu-O)(2)(mu(3)-OH)(2)](4+) half-open cubane core. Compound 1 is composed of two dinuclear [Cu-2(PHMP)] units linked by the two p.-bridging alkoxide oxygen atoms of the PCDA backbone. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate the existence of antiferromagnetic exchange interactions (J(1) = -304.0 cm(-1), J(2) = 127.3 cm(-1) and g = 2.05) in complex 1. The exchange pathway parameters were also evaluated from density functional theoretical calculations and fully agree with the experimental findings. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.