The crystal and molecular structures of di-μ-hydroxy-bis(di-2-pyridylamine)dinitratodicopper(II) and aqua-μ-formato-triformato-bis(di-2-pyridylamine)dicopper(II) monohydrate

Abstract

The preparation, magnetic and spectroscopic properties, crystal and molecular structures of binuclear complexes of formulae [Cu 2(dpyam) 2(OH) 2(ONO 2) 2] (I), [Cu 2(dpyam) 2(O 2CH) 4(OH 2)].H 2O (II) are described. (I) consists of pairs of copper atoms linked by two hydroxo bridges. The co-ordination geometry at each copper atom is distorted square-pyramidal, the basal plane consisting of two hydroxo oxygen atoms and two nitrogen atoms from a dpyam ligand, while the axial co-ordination sites are occupied by nitrate oxygen atoms. The copper(II) ions in (II) are also in a distorted square-pyramidal environment. They are bridged by a formate group in an anti–syn configuration from a basal position to an axial position, while another axial position is occupied by the water oxygen atom. From magnetic susceptibility measurements at room temperature, both complexes are found to exhibit antiferromagnetic interactions and some magneto-structural trends are discussed.