0000000000383246
AUTHOR
Olivier Schott
Copper(II) complexes with 2,5-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine and oxalate and croconate: Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties
Abstract Two new copper(II) complexes of formula [Cu2(2,5-dpp)(C2O4)2(H2O)4] (1) and [Cu2(2,5-dpp)(C5O5)2(H2O)4]·3H2O (2) [2,5-dpp = 2,5-bis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine, C2O42− = oxalate and C5O52− = croconate (dianion of 4,5-dihydroxycyclopent-4-ene-1,2,3-trione)] have been prepared and their structures determined by X-ray crystallographic methods. Compounds 1 and 2 are dinuclear complexes where the 2,5-dpp molecule acts as a bis-bidentate bridge between the two copper(II) ions, the electroneutrality being achieved by the presence of bidentate oxalate (1) and croconate (2) ligands. Each copper(II) ion exhibits an elongated octahedral CuN2O4 environment with two nitrogen atoms from 2,5-dpp and two o…
Chromium(III) complexes with 2-(2′-pyridyl)imidazole: Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties
Abstract The preparation, crystal structure and variable temperature-magnetic investigation of three 2-(2′-pyridyl)imidazole-containing chromium(III) complexes of formula PPh4[Cr(pyim)(C2O4)2]·H2O (1), AsPh4[Cr(pyim)(C2O4)2]·H2O (2) and [Cr2(pyim)2(C2O4)2(OH2)2]·2pyim · 6H2O (3) [pyim = 2-(2′-pyridyl)imidazole, C 2 O 4 2 - = dianion of oxalic acid , PPh 4 + = tetraphenylphosphonium cation and AsPh 4 + = tetraphenylarsonium cation ] are reported herein. The isomorphous compounds are made up of discrete [Cr(pyim)(C2O4)2]− anions, XPh 4 + cations [X = P (1) and As (2)] and uncoordinated water molecules. The chromium environment in 1 and 2 is distorted octahedral with Cr–N and Cr–O bond distanc…