Structural and property studies on metal–organic compounds with 3-D supramolecular network

Abstract

Two carboxylato-bridged allomeric compounds, {[Cu2(dbsa)2(hmt) (H2O)4]1/2·2H2O}n (1), {[Ni(dbsa)(H2O)2]1/2[Ni(dbsa)(hmt)(H2O)2]1/2·2H2O}n (2) (H2dbsa=meso-2,3-dibromosuccinic acid, hmt=hexamethylenetetramine) have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray structral analyses. The metal ions have two kinds of coordination fashion in one unit, and bridged by carboxylate and hmt ligands along with weak interactions existing in the solid structure, forming a 3-D supramolecular network. Variable-temperature magnetic property studies reveal the existence of antiferromagnetic interactions in 1 and 2 with g=2.2, J1=−3.5cm−1, J2=−2.8cm−1 for 1, and g=2.1, J=−3.5cm−1 for 2.