Bis(hfac)-copper(II) complexes bridged by pyrimidines showing magnetic interactions
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Structure and Coordination Determination of Peptide-metal Complexes Using 1D and 2D 1H NMR
Published on: December 16, 2013
M Yasui1, Y Ishikawa, T Ishida
1Department of Applied Physics and Chemistry, The University of Electro-Communications, Chofu, Tokyo 182-8585, Japan.
Abstract:
Crystals of bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)bispyrimidinecopper(II) (1), bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)bis(4-methylpyrimidine)copper(II) (2), bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)bis(quinazoline)copper(II) (3) showed ferromagnetic interactions at extremely low temperature. Crystal structure analyses revealed that these complexes were catena-bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)[mu-pyrimidine-N(1):N(3)]copper(II), [Cu(hfac)(2)(pm)(2)](n), catena-bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)[mu-4-methylpyrimidine-N(1):N(3)]copper(II), [Cu(hfac)(2)(4-Me-pm)](n), and catena-bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)[mu-pyrimidine-N(1):N(3)]copper(II), [Cu(hfac)(2)(qz)](n), for (1), (2) and (3), respectively. In (1) and (2) the pyrimidines bridge the Cu atoms with an axial-equatorial mode to form one-dimensional spiral chains. Complex (3) also forms a one-dimensional chain structure. The coordination mode of (3) is axial-axial at room temperature, while axial-equatorial at 120 K. On the other hand, the structure of the other modification of the 4-methylpyrimidine complex (4), showing paramagnetic properties, was revealed to be a trinuclei complex bridged by two 4-methylpyrimidines, tris[bis-(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato)copper(II)][bis-mu-4-methyl-pyrimidine-N(1):N(3)]. The chain structures with an axial-equatorial coordination mode of the bridging organic moieties should play an important role in the appearance of the ferromagnetic interactions.
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