Synthesis of [Cu2(Me2[9]aneN2S)2(OH)2] (PF6)2, a hydroxo-bridged copper(II) complex of N,N′- dimethyl-1-thia-4,7-diazacyclononane (Me2[9]aneN2S). X-ray structural analysis. Magnetic susceptibility, E.P.R. and visible spectroscopy

Vincent A. Grillo, Laurence R. Gahan*, Graeme R. Hanson, Trevor W. Hambley, Robert Stranger, Boujemaa Moubaraki, Keith S. Murray

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    Abstract

    The bis(μ-hydroxo) complex [Cu2(Me2[9]aneN2S)2(OH) 2](PF2)2 (Me2[9]aneN2S = N,N′-dimethyl-1-thia-4,7-diazacyclononane) results after reaction of [Cu(Me2[9]aneN2S)(MeCN)] (PF6) with dioxygen at-78°C in acetonitrile. The complex has been characterized by X-ray crystallography: orthorhombic, space group Pnma, with a 18.710(3), b 16.758(2), c 9.593(2) Å, and Z = 4. The structure refined to a final R value of 0.051. The complex contains two copper(II) ions bridged by two hydroxo groups with Cu⋯Cu 2.866(1) Å. The solid-state magnetic susceptibility study reveals ferromagnetic coupling, the fitting parameters being J = +46±5 cm-1, g = 2.01±0.01 and θ = -0.58±0.03 K. The frozen-solution e.p.r. spectrum in dimethyl sulfoxide is characteristic of a monomeric copper(II) ion (g 2.300, g 2.063; A 156.2 × 10-4 cm-1, A9.0 × 10-4 cm-1) with an N2O2 donor set. Thioether coordination to the copper(II) in solution is supported by the presence of an intense absorption assigned to a σ(S)→CuII LMCT transition at c. 34000 cm-1. The single-crystal spectrum of [Cu2(Me2[9]aneN2S)2(OH)2] (PF6)2 (273 K) reveals d→d transitions at 14500 and 18300 cm-1 and a weak π(S)→CuII charge-transfer band at approximately 25000 cm-1.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)861-866
    Number of pages6
    JournalAustralian Journal of Chemistry
    Volume52
    Issue number9
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1999

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