Synthesis, X-ray structure and magnetic properties of the azido adducts of quadridentate Schiff base manganese(III) complexes

Abstract Two new azido derivatives of quadridentate Schiff base manganese(III) complexes have been synthesized and characterized structurally and magnetically. X-ray structure analysis revealed that both complexes viz. [Mn2(L1)2(N3)2] (1) and [Mn2(L2)2(N3)2] (2), where H2L1=N,N′-(1,1-dimethylethylene)-bis-(salicylaldiimine) and H2L2=bis(o-hydroxyacetophenone)-ethylenediimine exist as phenoxo-bridged dimer. The magnetic susceptibility of the complexes has been measured in the 5–300 K range. At room temperature the MnIII ions in complexes 1 and 2 possess an S=4 ground state. The global magnetic interaction in complex 1 is found to be ferromagnetic, while for complex 2 it is anti-ferromagnetic.