Synthesis, structural aspects and magnetic properties of an unusual 2D thiocyanato-bridged cobalt(II)–Schiff base network
Abstract A new two-dimensional (2D) thiocyanato-bridged cobalt(II) network formulated as [LCo2(NCS)2]n (1), has been synthesized with the Schiff base ligand N,N′-bis(3-methoxysalicylidenimino)-1,3-diaminopropane (H2L) and thiocyanate anions. This novel layered compound has been completely characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV–Vis spectroscopy and the structure has been established by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The structure of 1 consists of a doubly phenoxo-bridged dimer comprising two different cobalt(II) centers with different coordination geometries (octahedral and tetrahedral). The 2D network is accomplished by bridging thiocyanate ligands, connecting the dimeric…
Sterically-controlled nuclearity in new copper(II) complexes with di-compartmental ligands: Formation of antiferromagnetically coupled angular trimer and mononuclear inclusion complex
Abstract Two new copper(II) complexes, [Cu3(L1)2(H2O)2](ClO4)2 (1) and [CuL2 ⊂ (H2O)] (2) have been derived from two di-compartmental Schiff base ligands H2L1 and H2L2, respectively. Depending on slight modification of the substituent group of the potentially N2O4 donor ligands, tri- and mononuclear structures are obtained, which have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Both complexes have been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV–vis and EPR spectroscopy. Complex 1 consists of an angular trinuclear array of copper ions, while complex 2 consists of a mononuclear copper center. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements have been performed to inv…
Ferromagnetic exchange coupling in a new bis(μ-chloro)-bridged copper(II) Schiff base complex: Synthesis, structure, magnetic properties and catalytic oxidation of cycloalkanes
Abstract A new (μ-chloro)-bridged complex [Cu(HL)Cl]2 · H2O (1) with the Schiff base ligand H2L, [2-((E)-(2-hydroxyethylimino)methyl)-4-bromophenol], has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, UV–Vis and EPR spectroscopic studies. X-ray diffraction studies show that 1 is a binuclear CuII complex with a pair of chlorine atoms bridging the copper atoms in a central Cu2Cl2 core. Each copper atom in 1 adopts a distorted square-pyramidal geometry with the imine nitrogen atom, alkoxy and phenoxy oxygen atoms from the Schiff base ligand and a bridging chlorine atom constructing the basal plane, while the apical position of the pyramid is occupied by the other bridging chlori…