Abstract
The assembly of a bis(pyridylurea) ligand, N,N′-ethane-1,2-diylbis(3- pyridin-4-ylurea) (L), with Cu(AcO)2, CuCl2 or CoSO 4 led to four 1D coordination polymers, {[Cu2(AcO) 3(OH)L]·2.6H2O}n (1), {[CuL 2(H2O)2]·2AcO·3CH 3OH}n (2), {[CuL2(DMF)2] ·2Cl·2H2O}n (3), and {[Co2L 3(H2O)4(CH3OH)2] ·2SO4·6H2O}n (4). The ligand exhibits the expected flexibility in the formation of the coordination polymers. Compounds 1, 2 and 3 are infinite 1D ribbon-like polymers with metal nodes and flexible ligands in bent/gauche (V-shaped) conformations, while complex 4 shows a 1D ladder structure. Interestingly, the ligand molecules show two different conformations (roughly linear GAG and V-shaped GAA; G = gauche, A = anti) in 4. The tetranuclear copper(II) complex 1 is analyzed by temperature-dependent magnetic measurements, and represents a rare example of a six-coordinate copper complex with an endohedral hydroxide anion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 6285-6292 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | CrystEngComm |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Oct 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |