Synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of 2,2′-bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylate: three three-dimensional networks formed via hydrogen bonding interactions

Abstract

Three Co(II) and Ni(II) complexes, namely [Co(bpdc)(H2O)2] (1), [Ni(bpdc)(H2O)2] (2), and [Co2(bpdc)2(prz)0.5(H2O)3]·0.5H2O (3) (H2bpdc = 2,2′-bipyridine-6,6′-dicarboxylic acid and prz = piperazine), have been synthesized from H2bpdc and the corresponding metal salts under hydrothermal conditions. The complexes were characterized by physico-chemical and spectroscopic methods, as well as by X-ray crystallography. Compounds 1 and 2 both consist of neutral mononuclear molecules, of [Co(bpdc)(H2O)2] and [Ni(bpdc)(H2O)2], respectively. Compound 3 consists of a mononuclear molecule of [Co(bpdc)(H2O)2] and a binuclear molecule of [Co2(bpdc)2prz (H2O)2]. The discrete neutral complexes 1–3 further extend their structures into three-dimensional supramolecular architectures by intermolecular O–H⋯O and C–H⋯O hydrogen bonds as well as π–π stacking interactions. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that complex 3 exhibits weak ferromagnetic interactions between the two Co(II) ions bridged by the prz ligand, with C = 5.41 cm3 mol−1 K and θ = +27.6 K, respectively.