TY - JOUR
T1 - Symmetric and asymmetric trinuclear cores in novel μ-alkoxo-bridged mixed-metal CuII2ZnII complexes
T2 - Synthesis from zerovalent copper and zinc oxide, structure and magnetism
AU - Vinogradova, Elena A.
AU - Vassilyeva, Olga Yu
AU - Kokozay, Volodymyr N.
AU - Squattrito, Philip J.
AU - Reedijk, Jan
AU - Van Albada, Gerard A.
AU - Linert, Wolfgang
AU - Tiwary, Satish K.
AU - Raithby, Paul R.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Three novel heterotrinuclear complexes, [Cu2Zn(NH3)Cl3(Me2Ea) 3] 1, [Cu2Zn(NH3)Br3(Me2Ea) 3] 2 and [Cu2Zn(NCS)3(Me2Ea)3]·CH 3CN 3 (Ea = NCH2CH2O), have been prepared using zerovalent copper, zinc oxide, an ammonium salt and 2-dimethylaminoethanol (HMe2Ea) in air. Crystallographic investigations reveal that they contain trinuclear symmetric (3) and asymmetric (1 and 2) cores, that consist of a portion of a distorted cube in which alternate corners are metal and non-metal atoms and one corner metal site is vacant. The chemical di erence between the three compounds produces changes in the coordination environment of the metal atoms and their overall crystal structures. Cryomagnetic measurements reveal that the overall antiferromagnetic coupling in the symmetric complex 3 is stronger compared to the other two complexes, despite their slightly shorter copper-copper separations.
AB - Three novel heterotrinuclear complexes, [Cu2Zn(NH3)Cl3(Me2Ea) 3] 1, [Cu2Zn(NH3)Br3(Me2Ea) 3] 2 and [Cu2Zn(NCS)3(Me2Ea)3]·CH 3CN 3 (Ea = NCH2CH2O), have been prepared using zerovalent copper, zinc oxide, an ammonium salt and 2-dimethylaminoethanol (HMe2Ea) in air. Crystallographic investigations reveal that they contain trinuclear symmetric (3) and asymmetric (1 and 2) cores, that consist of a portion of a distorted cube in which alternate corners are metal and non-metal atoms and one corner metal site is vacant. The chemical di erence between the three compounds produces changes in the coordination environment of the metal atoms and their overall crystal structures. Cryomagnetic measurements reveal that the overall antiferromagnetic coupling in the symmetric complex 3 is stronger compared to the other two complexes, despite their slightly shorter copper-copper separations.
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U2 - 10.1039/b101883n
DO - 10.1039/b101883n
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034913979
SN - 1144-0546
VL - 25
SP - 949
EP - 953
JO - New Journal of Chemistry
JF - New Journal of Chemistry
IS - 7
ER -