Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of Mn(II) and Cu(II) complexes with the dicyano-acetic acid methyl ester anion

The preparation of the sodium salt of dicyano-acetic acid methyl ester (NaCH 3 OC(O)C(CN) 2 ) (NaL) is reported. The structure of this anion is related to the structure of the dicyanamide, whose chelating capability has been used to develop 2D networks. Two new complexes of formula [M(L) 2 (H 2 O) 2 ] (M=Mn 2+ ( 1 ) and Cu 2+ ( 2 )) have been synthesized and their crystal structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The coordination geometry of Mn atom in 1 is approximately octahedral, and the Mn atoms are μ 2 -bridged by two pairs of L − resulting in an infinite one-dimensional chain. Two types of hydrogen bonds link the chains within a 3-dimensional infinite lattice. The coo…