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María Luisa Calatayud
Squarate and croconate in designing one- and two-dimensional oxamidato-bridged copper(II) complexes: synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of 〚Cu 2 (apox)(C 4 O 4 )(H 2 O) 2 〛 n · n H 2 O and 〚Cu 4 (apox) 2 (C 5 O 5 ) 2 〛·6 H 2 O
Abstract The reaction of squarate (C4O42–, dianion of 3,4-dihydroxycyclobut-3-ene-1,2-dione) and croconate (C5O52–, dianion of 4,5-dihydroxycyclopent-4-ene-1,2,3-trione) with the dinuclear 〚Cu2(apox)〛2+ copper(II) complex 〚H2apox = N,N’-bis(3-aminopropyl)oxamide〛 in aqueous solution affords the compounds of formula 〚Cu2(apox)(C4O4)(H2O)2〛n·n H2O (1) and 〚Cu4(apox)2(C5O5)2〛·6 H2O (2). Crystals of 1 are monoclinic, space group C2/c, with a = 12.5527(9), b = 7.4161(6), c = 18.5198(12) A, β = 100.578(6)° and Z = 4. Crystals of 2 are triclinic, space group P 1 with a = 9.732(5), b = 9.795(2), c = 10.285(3) A, α = 84.95(2), β = 77.30(3), γ = 85.61(3)° and Z = 1. The structure of complex 1 consist…
How are the Concepts and Theories of Acid–Base Reactions Presented? Chemistry in Textbooks and as Presented by Teachers
This paper investigates the views of science and scientific activity that can be found in chemistry textbooks and heard from teachers when acid–base reactions are introduced to grade 12 and university chemistry students. First, the main macroscopic and microscopic conceptual models are developed. Second, we attempt to show how the existence of views of science in textbooks and of chemistry teachers contributes to an impoverished image of chemistry. A varied design has been elaborated to analyse some epistemological deficiencies in teaching acid–base reactions. Textbooks have been analysed and teachers have been interviewed. The results obtained show that the teaching process does not emphas…
Crystal structures and magnetic properties of the squarate-O1,On-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes [Cu2(phen)4(C4O4)](CF3SO3)2 · 3H2O (n=2) and [Cu2(bipy)4(C4O4)](CF3SO3)2 · 6H2O (n=3)
Abstract Two dinuclear copper(II) complexes of the formula [Cu2(phen)4(C4O4)](CF3SO3)2 · 3H2O (1) and [Cu2(bipy)4(C4O4)](CF3SO3)2 · 6H2O (2) [phen=1,10-phenanthroline, bipy=2,2′-bipyridine and C4O4 2−=dianion of 3,4-dihydroxy-3-cyclobuten-1,2-dione (squaric acid)] have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Their structures consist of [Cu2(phen)4(C4O4)]2+ (1) and [Cu2(bipy)4(C4O4)]2+ (2) dinuclear copper(II) cations, uncoordinated CF3SO3 − anions and crystallization water molecules. The copper is in a distorted square pyramidal environment: one squarate-oxygen atom and three phen- (1) or bipy- (2) nitrogen atoms of two phen (1) or bipy (2) terminal ligands f…
Dinuclear copper(II) complexes as testing ground for molecular magnetism theory
Abstract A leitmotiv in the field of molecular magnetism is the study of the electron exchange (EE) magnetic interactions among distant metal centers through the corresponding bridging ligands in polynuclear coordination compounds. The present review provides a historical perspective on the use of dinuclear copper(II) complexes with either simple inorganic or extended organic bridging ligands as experimental and theoretical models for the fundamental research on the relative importance of the spin delocalization and spin polarization mechanisms of the EE interaction across σ- and π-type orbital pathways. Particular focus is placed on the work by Professor Miguel Julve, outstanding researche…
Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of di- and trinuclear croconato-bridged copper(ii) complexes
The new croconato-bridged copper(II) compounds [Cu2(terpy)2(H2O)2(C5O5)](NO3)2·H2O (1) and [Cu3(phen)5(C5O5)2](CF3SO3)2 (2) (C5O52− = croconate, dianion of 4,5-dihydroxycyclopent-4-ene-1,2,3-trione; terpy = 2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine; phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) have been prepared, and their crystal structures and variable temperature magnetic susceptibilities determined. The structure of complex 1 consists of croconato-bridged dinuclear [Cu2(terpy)2(H2O)2(C5O5)]2+ complex ions, nitrate counter ions and water of hydration. The croconato ligand exhibits an asymmetrical bis-bidentate coordination mode through four of its five oxygen atoms. The two crystallographically independent copper atoms hav…
Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of chromato-, sulfato-, and oxalato-bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes
Abstract Four dinuclear copper(II) complexes of formula [Cu2(bpca)2(H2O)3(CrO4)]·H2O (1), [Cu2(bpca)2(H2O)3(SO4)]·H2O (2), [Cu2(bpca)2(H2O)2(C2O4)]·2H2O (3), and [Cu2(bpca)2(C2O4)] (4) [bpca=bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)amide anion] have been synthesized and their magnetic behavior has been investigated as a function of temperature. The structures of 1–3 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, whereas the structure of 4 was already known. The structures of this family of complexes are made up of neutral chromateO1,O1′ (1), sulfateO1,O1′ (2) and oxalateO1,O2:O1′,O2′-bridged (3 and 4) dinuclear copper(II) units. The two copper atoms within the dinuclear unit of the isomorphous c…