Ferromagnetic coupling of copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes with a cyclam-based paramagnetic host
摘要:
Bis(NN-CH2)-substituted dimethylcyclam (cyclamNN(2)) was designed and synthesized as a paramagnetic host, where NN stands for 4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazolin-1-oxyl 3-oxide. We prepared transition-metal complexes [M(cyclamNN(2))](ClO4)(2) (M = Cu (1), Ni (2)) and investigated their metal-radial exchange couplings. The copper ion in 1 is located at the center of the cyclam cavity and one radical arm is coordinated at an axial position. Compound 1 showed ferromagnetic coupling (2J/k(B) = +44(3) K), which is ascribable to the NN-Cu coupling. Ferromagnetic coupling was also observed in 2 but the molecular structure was, unknown at present. The Curie-Weiss analysis gave the Weiss temperature (theta) of +13.5(6) K for 2. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved