Supramolecular diversity and magnetic properties of novel heterometallic Cu(II)/Cr(III) complexes prepared from copper powder, Reineckes salt and ethylenediamine

摘要

Three novel heterometallic complexes [Cu(en)_2Cr(NCS)_4(NH_3)_2][Cr(NCS)_4(NH_3)_2]_ 6dmf (1), [Cu(en)_2- Cr(NCS)_4(NH_3)_2](OAc) (2) and [{Cu(en)_2)_3[Cr(NCS)_4(NH_3)_2)_2(NCS)_2](NCS)_2 (3) have been synthesized in a one-pot reaction from copper powder, Reineckes salt, NH_4X [X~- = OAc~- (2), NCS~- (3)] in a dmf (1) or CH_3CN (2,3) solution of ethylenediamine (en). X-ray studies showed that 1 and 2 consist of cationic poly_meric chains, formed by Cu(en)_2~2 and Cr(NCS)_4(NH_3)~2- building blocks that bridged through thiocya_nate anions. In both complexes, distinct hydrogen bonds are present and serve to increase the dimensionality of the compound from one to two (in 1) or three (in 2). The main structural feature of 3 is the pentanuclear Cu_3Cr_2 cation which is H-bonded with uncoordinated thiocyanate groups generat_ing a 3D supramolecular assembly. The shortest Cu… Cr distances are 5.840(1) _ for 1, 5.856(1) and 6.018(3)_ for 2 and 6.009(9) and 6.465(9)_ for 3. Compounds 1 and 2 are essentially paramagnets whereas compound 3 shows a weak antiferromagnetic coupling. The magnetic properties are simulated and discussed in terms of the structural features.