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Bimetallic sandwiches assembled with chelated Cu/Zn cations and manganese dicyanamide polymeric ladders

  • Zhe Ming Wang
  • , Bai Wang Sun
  • , Jun Luo
  • , Song Gao
  • , Chun Sheng Liao
  • , Chun Hua Yan*
  • , Yong Li
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Peking University
  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

Two isomorphous bimetallic polymeric transition metal dicyanamides [Cu(OAc)(bpy)2][Mn(dca)3(H2O)] (1) and [Zn(OAc)(bpy)2][Mn(dca)3(H2O)] (2) (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine, dca = dicyanamide) have been synthesized and characterized. Each consists of Mn-dca ladder chain anions and chelated cations of the other metal, Cu or Zn. The novel ladder-like [Mn(dca)3(H2O)-]n chains build a pseudo-(4,4) sheet through hydrogen bonds between the chains. The [M(OAc)(bpy)2]+ (M = Cu, Zn) cations form a layer through weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and φ-φ interactions. These oppositely charged sheets construct a sandwich structure by conventional O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds and weak C-H⋯C/N/O interactions. The Mn2+ ions are octahedrally coordinated in both compounds, while Cu2+ and Zn2+ ions have distorted octahedral environments. Magnetic investigation shows that the coupling interaction between Mn2+ centers of the ladder Mn-dca chains is weak antiferromagnetic.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)433-439
Number of pages7
JournalPolyhedron
Volume22
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2003
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Bimetallic coordination polymers
  • Crystal structures
  • Dicyanamide
  • Magnetic properties
  • Sandwich
  • Template

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