Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of [Cu2(bpym)(N3)4] (bpym=2,2′-bipyrimidine)

Abstract The compound of formula [Cu 2 (bpym)(N 3 ) 4 ] (bpym=2,2′-bipyrimidine) has been synthesized and its crystal structure determined by X-ray diffraction methods. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P 2 1 / n with cell constants: a =10.071(2), b =6.376(1), c =11.617(2) A and β=95.93(1)°; V =742.0(2) A 3 , D (calc., Z =2)=2.029 g cm −3 , M r =453.4, F (000)=448, λ (Mo Kα)=0.71073 A, μ (Mo Kα)=29.1 cm −1 and T =298 K. A total of 2027 reflections was collected over the range 3⩽2θ⩽55°; of these, 1723 were unique and 1427 were considered as observed ( I >3σ( I )) and used in the structural analysis. The final R and R w residuals were 0.0275 and 0.0328, respectively. The structure…