A binuclear copper(II) complex with unusual magnetism

作者:Sun You Min*; Li Pei Gang; Shi Jing Min
来源:Journal of Coordination Chemistry, 2009, 62(11): 1725-1730.
DOI:10.1080/00958970802713970

摘要

A binuclear copper(II) complex [Cu2 (-pyo)2Br4]n (where pyo = pyridine N-oxide) has been synthesized and its structure determined by X-ray crystallography. This complex crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c, with unit cell dimensions a = 11.020(3) , b = 10.049(3) , c = 7.905(2) , = 110.609(3), and Z = 2. The structure was refined to final R = 0.0311 and wR = 0.0721 for 1302 observed reflections (I 2(I)). In the complex, two Cu(II) ions are bridged by two pyo ligands and four bromides coordinate the Cu(II); the distance between the bridged Cu(II) ions is 3.261 . The variable-temperature (4-300 K) magnetic susceptibility data show that the magnetic moment is zero. Thus, there exists very strong anti-ferromagnetic coupling between the bridged binuclear Cu(II) ions. Density functional calculations yield a singlet-triplet splitting 2J = -1355 cm-1.