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Copper(II)-methylmalonate complexes with unidentate N-donor ligands: Syntheses, structural characterization and magnetic properties

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Abstract Two new methylmalonate-bridged copper(II) complexes with the formulas [Cu(3-Ipy)(Memal)(H 2 O)] ( 1 ) and [Cu(2,4′-bpy)(Memal)(H 2 O)] · 3H 2 O ( 2 ) [Memal = methylmalonate dianion, 3-Ipy = 3-iodopyridine, 2,4′-bpy = 2,4′-bipyridine] have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. Both compounds crystallize in the monoclinic space group P 2 1 / n and Z  = 4, with unit cell parameters a  = 8.5874(13) A, b  = 7.1738(14) A, c  = 19.093(5) A, β  = 99.509(15)° in 1 and a  = 17.375(4) A, b  = 7.3305(14) A, c  = 14.247(3) A, β  = 111.409(15)° in 2 . The structures of 1 and 2 consist of zigzag chains of anti-syn carboxylate-bridged copper(II) ions running along the b direction. The pyridine-like ligands occupy one equatorial position of the copper environment avoiding the formation of the sheet-like arrangement observed in previously reported Memal complexes. The chains are grouped together in hydrophilic layers through hydrogen bonds and the layers are pillared through the 3-Ipy ( 1 ) and 2,4′-bpy ( 2 ) ligands which are stacked through π–π interactions involving alternatively aromatic ligands from two adjacent chains. Magnetic susceptibility measurements of both compounds in the temperature range 2–290 K show the occurrence of intrachain ferromagnetic interactions between the copper(II) ions [ J  = +2.66(2) cm −1 ( 1 ) and J  = +2.62(2) cm −1 ( 2 )].