Square Planar Nickel（II） Complexes with Halogenated o-Diiminobenzosemiquinonato Ligation： Synthesis,Characterization, and Redox Property

Seven square planar bis（o-diiminobenzosemiquinonato）nickel（II） complexes, [Ni（o-C6H4（NH）（NAr））2] （Ar= Mes, 1; p-F-C6H4, 2; p-CI-C6H4, 3）, [Ni（o-4,5-F2-C6H2（NH）（NPh））2] （4）, and [Ni（o-4,5-CIz-C6H2（NH）（NAr））2] （Ar =Ph, 5; 2,6-F2-C6H3, 6; 2,6-C12-C6H3, 7）, have been synthesized and characterized by 1H NMR, 13C NMR, 19F NMR, IR, UV-Vis-NIR, elemental analyses, HRMS, as well as single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies （1 and 7）. The cyclic voltammograms of these complexes exhibit two reversible redox processes of [NiLe]0n- and [NIL2]l /2 , and one irreversible process of [NiL2]~n＋. Substituent effects on the redox properties of these complexes, in addi- tion with those of the known complexes [Ni（o-C6Ha（NH）（NPh））2] （8） and [Ni（o-3,5-Butz-C6Hz（NH）2）2] （9）, are identified by comparing the half-wave potentials of the reduction waves, as 1 ~ 9 〈 8 ~ 2 〈 3 〈 4 〈 5 〈 7 〈 6, reflect- ing the ease of reduction of [NIL2] parallels the electron-donating and -withdrawing ability of the substituent group. Reduction of 1 with one or two equivalents of sodium metal in THF has led to the isolation of [Na（THF）3][I] and [Na（THF）3]2[1]. The structure data of these two complexes revealed by low-temperature X-ray crystallography suggest their corresponding electronic structures of [Nill（lL-1 ）（IL2-）]1- and [Ni1]（1L2 ）212-, which are in line with those of [9]n （n = 1-, 2-） suggested by spectroelectrochemical study.     

New Half-sandwich Zirconium（IV） Complexes Containing Salicylaldimine Ligands： Synthesis,Characterizations and Catalytic Properties

Two new half-sandwich zirconium（IV） complexes bearing salicylaldimine ligands of the type Cp＊Zr[2-tBu-4-R-6-（CH=NiPr）C6H2O]C12[R=H（1）, tBu（2）] were prepared by the reaction of Cp＊ZrC13 with the corresponding lithium of salicylaldimine ligands 2-tBu-4-R-6-（CH=NiPr）C6H2OLi[R=H（LiLa）, tBu（LiLb）]. Com- plexes 1 and 2 were characterized by 1H NMR, BC NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. When activated with AliBu3 and Ph3CB（C6F5）4, both complexes 1 and 2 exhibited reasonable catalytic activities for ethylene polymeriza- tion, producing polyethylenes with moderate molecular weight. Complexes 1 and 2 also exhibited reasonable catalyt- ic activities for ethylene copolymerization with 1-hexene, producing poly（ethylene-co-l-hexene）s with moderate molecular weight and reasonable 1-hexene content.     

Synthesis and Characterization of Dinuclear Aluminum Complexes Bearing N,N-Dialkylaniline-amido Ligands and Its Catalytic Properties for Lactone Polymerization

Two ligands [ortho-C6H4NR2（CH2NH）]2CH2CH2（3： R=Me; 4： R=EO were prepared by the reduction of preligands [ortho-C6H4NR2（CH=N）]zCH2CH2（1： R=Me; 2： R=Et）. These ligands reacted with AIMe3 to afford the corresponding dinuclear aluminum complexes {A1Me2[ortho-C6H4NR2（CH2N）]}2CHzCH2（5： R=Me; 6： R=Et）. All the compounds were characterized by 1H and UC nuclear magnetic resonance（NMR） spectroscopies and elemental analyses. The catalytic properties of the aluminum complexes towards the ring-opening polymerization of lactones were investi- gated in the presence of benzvl alcohol. All the oolvmerization reactions were proceeded in a controlled manner.     

Copolymerization of Ethylene with lO-Undecen-l-ol Using Highly Active Vanadium（III） Precatalysts Bearing Bis（imino）pyrrolyl Ligands

The copolymerizations of ethylene with 10-undecen-1-ol have been investigated using vanadium precatalysts, bis（imino）pyrrolyl vanadium（Ⅲ） complexes 1-3, 2,5-C4H2N（CH=NR）2VCl2（THF）2 [R = C6H5 （1）, 2,6-iPr2C6H3 （2）, C6F5 （3）], and the iminopyrrolyl and b-diketiminate ones for comparison. The polar monomer was pretreated by diethylaluminium chloride （present also as the cocatalyst） before the copolymerization. The monomer reactivity ratios were evaluated using the Fineman-Ross method. The ligand structure considerably influenced the catalytic activity and tolerance towards the polar monomer, the polar monomer incorporation and the molecular weights of the resultant copolymers. The bis（imino）pyrrolyl vanadium complexes exhibited promising catalytic performance for the copolymerization, and a high catalytic activity up to 3.84 kg/mmolv·h with a high comonomer incorporation of 14.0 mol% was achieved by complex 3 under mild conditions.     

Crystal Structures and Theoretical Calculation of Zn（Ⅱ） and Cu（Ⅱ） Supramolecular Complexes Based on Macrocyclic Triamine Ligand 1,4,7-Triazacyclodecane （tacd）

Two supramolecular complexes [Zn（tacd）2]（C6H8O4）·6H2O（1） and [Cu（tacd）2]Cl2·4H2O（2） were synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, TGA and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal structure showed that the metal ions in complexes 1 and 2 had similar coordination circumstance. But for the complex 2, it formed a novel two-dimensional supramolecular network with 12-membered rings and four-membered rings via hydrogen bond interaction. The thermal gravimetric analyses indicated that the two complexes had similar steps of weight-loss. On the basis of experiment, the two complexes were calculated by DFT-B3LYP/6-31G（d） in Gaussian 03. The results of calculation are in good agreement with the experiment.     

Electron Effect of p-Substituent on Iron（Ⅱ） and Cobalt（Ⅱ） Pyridinebisimine Catalyst for Ethylene Polymerization

A series of 2,6-bis（imino）pyridyl iron and cobalt complexes bearing p-substituent [2,6-（ArN=CMe）2C5H3N]- MCl2 （Ar=2,6-Me2C6H3, 2,4,6-Me3C6H2, 2,6-Me2-4-BrC6H2, 2,6-Me2-4-ClC6H2, 2,4-Me2-6-BrC6H2, 2,4-Me2-6- ClC6H2, while M=Fe, Co） have been synthesized and investigated as catalysts for ethylene polymerization in the presence of modified methylaluminoxane as a cocatalyst. The electron effect and positions of the substituent of pyridinebisimine ligands were observed to affect considerably catalyst activity and polymer property.     

Characterization, Crystal Structure and Initial DNA Binding Interaction of Two Cu（Ⅱ） Complexes with 4,5-Diazafluoren-9-one

Two new complexes [Cu（dafo）2（en）]（ClO4）2·2H2O （en=NH2CH2CH2NH2） 1 and [Cu（dafo）2（dap）]（ClO4）2·2H2O [dap=NH2CH2CH（CH3）NH2] 2 （dafo=4,5-diazafluoren-9-one） have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and UV spectra. Meanwhile, the complex 1 has been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The initial DNA binding interactions of the complexes 1 and 2 have been investigated by UV spectra, emission spectra and cyclic voltammogram. Concluding the results of three methods used to measure the interaction of complexes 1 and 2 with DNA, the action mode of the two complexes with DNA is intercalation, and character of ligands and steric effect may affect the interaction of the complexes with DNA.     

The Reaction of Molybdenum with 2,3-Dihydroxynaphthalene

[H2N（CH2）3NH312[MoO2（C10H6O2）2] （1） was synthesized by the 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene in the mixed solvent of CH3OH, CH3CN reaction of （n-Bu4N）4[Mo8O26] with and 1,3-propanediarnine. （C5HllN2）2- [HeN（CH2）3NH2][MoO2（CloH6O2）2] （2） was obtained by the reaction of Na2MoO4.2H20 with 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene in the same solvent above. Both of the complexes possess complex anion [Mo（VI）O2（OC10H6O）2]^2- which shows pseudo-octahedrally coordinated fashion, while the counterions are two protonated 1,3-propanediamine in complex 1 and （CsH11N2）^＋ in complex 2. （C5H11N2）＋ is the byproduct of reaction 2, which results from combination of acetonitrile with 1,3-propanediamine. Packing diagrams of the two complexes are also different. There is anti-parallel-aligned-double-meso-bilayer unit in complex 1. However there are four chiral anions arranged in anticlockwise orientation in complex 2.     

Synthesis,reactivity and electrochemical properties of substituted cyclopentadienyl cobalt (Ⅲ) complexes

Cyclopentadienyl cobalt complexes (n5-C5H4R)CoLI2 [L = CO,R=-COOCH2CH=CH2 (3); L=PPh3,R=-COOCH2-CH=CH2 (6); L= P(p-C6H4CH3)3,R=-COOC(CH3) = CH2 (7),-COOCH2C6H5(8),-COOCH2CH = CH2 (9)] were prepared and characterized by elemental analyses,1H NMR,IR and UV-vis spectra.The reaction of complexes (n5-C5H4R)CoLI2[L=CO,R=-COOC(CH3)=CH2 (1) ,-COOCH2C6H5(2):L=PPh3,R =-COOC(CH3)=CH2 (4),-COOCH2C6H5(5)] with Na-Hg resulted in the formation of their corresponding substituted cobaltocene (n5-C5H4R)2Co [R= -COOC(CH3) = CH2 (10),-COOCH2C6H5 (11) ].The electrochemical properties of these complexes 1-11 were studied by cyclic voltammetry.It was found that as the ligand (L) of the cobalt (Ⅲ) complexes changing from CO to PPh3 and P(p-tolyl)3,their oxidation potentials increased gradually.The cyclic voltammetry of α,α'-substituted cobaltocene showed reversible oxidation of one electron pro-     

Synthesis, Characterization and Biological Activity of Diorganotin（IV） Complexes of N-（3,5-Dibromosalicylidene）-α-amino Acid

The diorganotin（Ⅳ） complexes of N-（3,5-dibromosalicylidene）-α-amino acid, R2Sn（2-O-3,5-Br2C6H2CH= NCHRCOO）（where R=H, Me, i-Pr, Bz; R＇=n-Bu, Cy）, were synthesized by the reactions of diorganotin dichlorides with in situ formed potassium salt of N-（3,5-dibromosalicylidene）-α-amino acid and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and NMR （^1H, ^13C and ^119Sn） spectra. The crystal structures of n-Bu2Sn（2-O-3,5-Br2C6H2CH= NCHRCOO）（R=i-Pr, Bz） and Cy2Sn（2-O-3,5-Br2C6H2CH=NCHRCOO）（R=Me, Bz） were determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction and showed that the tin atoms are in a distorted trigonal bipyramidal geometry to form five- and six-membered chelate rings with the tridentate ligand. Bioassay results indicated that the compounds possess better in vitro antitumour activity against three human tumour cell lines, HeLa, CoLo205 and MCF-7, than cis-platin and moderate anti-bacterial activity against two bacteria, E. coli and S. aureus.     

Macro-, Micro-, Nano- and Crystal Structures of a Homodinuclear Complex [NH3（ CH2）3NH3]2{Na2[（C6H4O2）2]（C6H4O2H）2}

A homodinuclear complex （NH3CH2CH2CH2NH3）2 {Na2[（C6H4O2）2] （C6H4O2H）2} （1） has been synthesized by a solution-based self-assembly route. It crystallized in monoclinic system with space group P21/c. Every sodium ion coordinates in a tetragonal prism fashion with two O atoms of a terminal chelating catecholate ligand and three O atoms from two bridging catecholate ligands. Two neighboring NaO5 tetragonal prisms are edge-shared and centrosymmetric with regard to the inversion center to form a binuclear cluster {Na2[（C6H4O2）2]（C6H4OOH）2}^4- anion. The complex anions were aligned parallelly by n-n interaction and linked with the protonated 1,3-propylenediamine through hydrogen bonds which were assembled into a multi-lamellar structure with channels. The crystal exhibits rectangular geometry with an interior triangle hollow structure under optical microscopy. And the scanning electron microscopy （SEM） indicates that the wall of the tubes shows multi-lamella morphologies. Further, the transmission electron microscopy （TEM） reveals that the crystal is composed of multi-lamellar nano-tubes with diameters less than 100 nm. The molecular structure of the complex was compared with that of its isomer complex 2.     

Interactions with ATP, DNA Cleavage and Anti-tumor Activities of Complexes with Anions [Mo（V）O2（O2CeH4）2]^3-, [Mo（Ⅴ）0.5W（Ⅵ）0.5O2（O2C6H4）2]^2.5- and [W（Ⅵ）O2（O2C6H4）2]^2-

(NH3CH2CH2NH2)3[Mo(Ⅴ)O2(O2C6H4)2] (1), (NH3CH2CH2NH2)2.5[Mo(Ⅴ)o.sW(Ⅵ)o.502(O2C6H4)2] (2) and(NH3CH2CH2NH2)2[VC(Ⅵ)O2(O2C6H4)2] (3) were synthesized, structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis, and studied on their interactions with ATP, their DNA cleavage activities and antitumor properties. The redox state of molybdenum was not changed on going from crystal to aqueous solutions in complexes 1 and 2, while tungsten underwent reduction from W(VI) to W(V) in complexes 2 and 3. ATP promoted the oxidation of both molybdenum and tungsten from M(Ⅴ) to M(Ⅵ) and the hydrolysis of catecholate ligands in solution consisting of ATP and the complexes. Complex 1 possesses fairly good activity to DNA cleavage and against tumor S180 in mice, and is more effective than the control drug cyclophosphamide under the identical conditions. However, complexes 2 and 3 exhibited marginal effectiveness. The effectiveness of anti-tumor of the complexes was related positively to their DNA cleavage activities and their hydrolysis of catecholate ligands.     

Ligand Bridged and Bis-ligand Coordinated Titanium Complexes： Synthesis, Structure and Relevance to Phenylacetylene Hydroanilination Catalysis

Two ligand bridged binuclear titanium complexes Ti2（bppda）3（NMe2）2·3THF （1） and Ti2（bppda）3（NEt2）2·3THF （2） and one bis-ligand coordinated mononuclear complex Ti（bppda）2 （3） （ligand- HEbppda=N,N＇-Bis（2-pyrrylmeth- ylidene）-1,2-phenylenediamine） were synthesized by adjusting the ratio of the starting materials and the reaction speed. The complexes were fully characterized with NMR, elemental analysis and X-ray crystal diffraction. The catalytic activity of the complex 1 to phenylacetylene hydroanilination reaction was also investigated.     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Benzyl-and Cyclopentyl-Cyclopentadienyl Sodium Tetrahydrofuranate Complexes

The present paper covers syntheses and crystal structures of benzyl- and cy-clopentyl-cyclopentadienyl sodium tetrahydrofuranate complexes C6H5CH2C5H4Na·THF (1) and C5H9C5H4Na°THF (2). X-ray diffraction data of the title compounds were collected at a low temperature (about 210K). Structures of both the crystals belong to monoclinic space group P21/n with α=0. 9316(3) nm, b=1. 5161(4) nm, c= 0.9791(3) nm, β=91. 06(3)°Z=4 for (1) and α=1. 6120(7) nm, b=0. 9370(3) nm, c=1. 8475(7) nm, β=109.52(3)°Z = 8 for (2). Both structures were solved by using direct methods and refined by block-matrix least-squares to final values of R = 0. 044 for 520 observed reflections (1) and R = 0. 067 for 921 observed reflections (2). In the crystals the tetrahydrofuranate complexes C6H5CH2C5H4Na·THF and C5H9C5H4Na·THF adopt a puckered chain structure with η5-(C6H5CH2)C5H4 and η5-(C5H9)C5H4 rings connected by a bridge Na (THF) unit.     

Copolymerization of Ethylene with 10-Undecen-1-ol Using Highly Active Vanadium(Ⅲ) Precatalysts Bearing Bis(imino)pyrrolyl Ligands

The copolymerizations of ethylene with 10-undecen-1-ol have been investigated using vanadium precatalysts, bis(imino)pyrrolyl vanadium(III) complexes 1-3, 2,5-C4H2N(CH=NR)2VCl2(THF)2 [R = C6H5(1), 2,6-iPr2C6H3(2), C6F5(3)], and the iminopyrrolyl and β-diketiminate ones for comparison. The polar monomer was pretreated by diethylaluminium chloride(present also as the cocatalyst) before the copolymerization. The monomer reactivity ratios were evaluated using the Fineman-Ross method. The ligand structure considerably influenced the catalytic activity and tolerance towards the polar monomer, the polar monomer incorporation and the molecular weights of the resultant copolymers. The bis(imino)pyrrolyl vanadium complexes exhibited promising catalytic performance for the copolymerization, and a high catalytic activity up to 3.84 kg/mmolv·h with a high comonomer incorporation of 14.0 mol% was achieved by complex 3 under mild conditions.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure, UV-vis and EPR Studies of（ NH3CH2CH2NH2 ） 2.5 [ Mo0.5^（V）W0.5^（VI）O2 （ OC6H4O ） 2]

Cis-dioxo-metal complex ( NH3CH2CH2NH2 ) 2.5 [ Mo0.5^(V)W0.5^(VI)O2 ( OC6H4O ) 2] 1 was obtained by the reaction of tetra-butyl ammonium hexamolybdotungstate with 1, 2-dihydroxybenzene in the mixed solvent of CH3OH, CH3CN and ethylenediamine,and characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV-vis and EPR analysis. Compared with its analogous complexes (NH3CH2CH2NH2)3[Mo^(V)O2(OC6H40)2] 2 and (NH3CH2CH2NH2)2[W^(VI)O2(OC6H4O)2] 3, the results show that tungsten(VI) is less active in redox than molybdenum (VI) and that the change of the valence induced by substitution of W(VI) for Mo(V) in EMO2(OC6H40)2]n- does not influence the coordination geometry of the complex anion in which the metal center exhibits distorted octahedral coordination with cis-dioxo catechol. The responses to EPR of complexes 1 and 2 are active but complex 3 is silent,and the UV-vis spectra exhibited by the three complexes are obvious different because of the different electronic configuration between the central Mo(V) and W(VI) ions in the complexes.It is noteworthy that complexes 1 and 2 have the similar EPR signal to flavoenzyme, suggesting that the three complexes have the same coordination geometry feature with the co-factor of flavoenzyme.     

Bimetallic amine-bridged bis(phenolate) lanthanide aryloxides and alkoxides: synthesis,characterization, and application in the ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide and rac-β-butyrolactone

A series of neutral bimetallic lanthanide aryloxides p-C6H4[OLnL(THF)n]2 [Ln = Y(1), Yb(2), Sm(3)(n = 1) and La(4)(n = 2), L = Me2NCH2CH2N{CH2-(2-O–C6H2–tBu2-3,5)}2] and alkoxides p-C6H4CH2[OLnL(THF)]2 [Ln = Y(5), Yb(6)] supported by an amine-bridged bis(phenolate) ligand have been synthesized through one-pot reactions of Ln(C5H5)3(THF), LH2 with p-benzenediol and 1,4-benzenedimethanol, respectively. All complexes have been fully characterized by elemental analyses, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and IR and multi-nuclear NMR spectroscopy(in the cases of 1, 4 and 5). Study of their catalytic behavior revealed that, in general, all complexes are efficient initiators for the polymerization of rac-lactide(LA) and rac-β-butyrolactone(BBL), except for 3 and 4 in the case of BBL. The influence imposed by lanthanides of different ionic radii and initiating groups of different structures on the activity, controllability, and stereoselectivity of polymerization were systematically studied and compared. Highly heterotactic PLA(Pr up to 0.99) and syndiotactic PHB(Pr ≈ 0.81) with high molecular weight and narrow polydispersity formed and were automatically capped with hydroxyl functionality at both ends.     

Ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization by salicylaldiminato vanadium(III) complexes activated with diethylaluminum chloride

Mono salicylaldiminato vanadium（Ⅲ） complexes（1a-1f）[RN = CH（ArO）]VCl₂（THF）₂（Ar = C₆H₄（1a-1e）,R = Ph,1a;R = p-CF₃Ph,1b;R = 2,6-Me₂Ph,1c;R = 2,6-iPr₂Ph,1d;R = cyclohexyl,1e;Ar = C₆H₂tBu₂（2,4）,R = 2,6-iPr₂Ph, 1f） and bis（salicylaldiminato） vanadium（Ⅲ） complexes（2a-2f）[RN = CH（ArO）]₂VCl（THF）_x（Ar = C₆H₄（2a-2e）,x = 1 （2a-2e）,R = Ph,2a;R =p-CF₃Ph,2b;R = 2,6-Me₂Ph,2c;R = 2,6-iPr₂Ph,2d;R = cyclohexyl,2e;Ar = C₆H₂tBu₂（2,4）,R = 2,6-iPr₂Ph,x = 0,2f） have been evaluated as the active catalysts for ethylene/1-hexene copolymerization in the presence of Et₂AlCl.The ligand substitution pattern and the catalyst structure model significantly influenced the polymerization behaviors such as the catalytic activity,the molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of the copolymers etc.The highest catalytic activity of 8.82 kg PE/（mmol_V·h） was observed for vanadium catalyst 2d with two 2,6-diisopropylphenyl substituted salicylaldiminato ligands.The copolymer with the highest molecular weight was obtained by using mono salicylaldiminato vanadium catalyst 1f having ligands with tert-butyl at the ortho and para of the aryloxy moiety.     

两个N-己酰基水杨酰肼合镍(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、结构及抗菌活性的研究

The two trinuclear nickel（Ⅱ） complexes, Ni3（C13H15N2O3）2（C5H5N）4 （1） and Ni3（C13H15N2O3）2（C5H5N）2- （C3H7NO）2 （2）, were prepared by the reaction of Ni（OAc）2·4H2O with N-hexanoylsalicylhydrazide. The crystal structures of complexes were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Complex 1 takes triclinic symmetry with space group P-1 and cell dimensions of a=0.92377（2） nm, b= 1.08786（6） nm, c= 1.29391（3） nm, α=76.395（4）°, β=78.418（3）°, γ=67.378（4）°, V= 1.15772（7） nm^3, Z= 1,μ= 12.63 cm^-1. Complex 2 belongs to triclinic system and P2（1） space group and the crystallographic data： a= 1.4889（2） nm, b= 1.0389（1） nm, c= 1.4994（2） nm, β= 96.174（4）°, V=2.3058（5） nm^3, Z=2,μ= 12.70 cm^-1. The structures of the two molecules are similar. The three nickel atoms in each molecule of the two title complexes arrange in a strictly linear structure. The central nickel atom of the molecule adopts octahedral configuration, while the two nickel atoms on the two sides adopt square-planar configuration in each molecule. But the central nickel atoms of the two complexes have different axial ligands, which cause a slight difference in the bond distances of the octahedron. The antibacterial activity of compound 1 against seven common bacteria was investigated.     

Cyano-bridged Ln^3＋-Cr^3＋ Binuclear Complexes [Ln（L）x（H2O）y^- Cr（CN）6]·mL·nH2O （Ln=La-Nd,x=5, y=2, m=1 or 2, n=2 or 2.5; Ln-Sm-Dy,Er, x=4, y=3, m=0, n=1.5 or 2.0; L= 2-pyrrolidinone）： Structure,Magnetism and Spin Density Map

In order to shed light upon the nature and mechanism of 4f-3d magnetic exchange interactions, a series of binuclear complexes of lanthanide（3＋） and chromium（3＋） with the general formula [Ln（L）5（H2O）2Cr（CN）6]·mL· nH2O （Ln=La （1）, Ce （2）, Pr （3）, Nd （4）; x=5, y=2, m=1 or 2, n=2 or 2.5; L=2-pyrrolidinone） and [Ln（L）4（H2O）3Cr（CN）6] ·nH2O （Ln=Sm （5）, Eu （6）, Gd （7）, Tb （8）, Dy （9）, Er （10）; x=4, y=3, m=0, n= 1.5 or 2.0; L=2-pyrrolidinone） were prepared and the X-ray crystal structures of complexes 2, 6 and 7 were determined. All the compounds consist of a Ln-CN-Cr unit, in which Ln^3＋ in a square antiprism environment is bridged to an octahedral coordinated Cr^3＋ ion through a cyano group. The magnetic properties of the complexes 3 and 6-10 show an overall antiferromagnetic behavior. The fitting to the experimental magnetic susceptibilities of 7 give g= 1.98, J=0.40 cm^-1, zJ＇= -0.21 cm^-1 on the basis of a binuclear spin system （Scd=7/2, Scr=3/2）, revealing an intra-molecular Gd^3＋-Cr^3＋ ferromagnetic interaction and an inter-molecular antiferromagnetic interaction. For 7 the calculation of quantum chemical density functional theory （DFT）, combined with the broken symmetry approach, showed that the calculated spin coupling constant was 20.3 cm^-1, supporting the observation of weak ferromagnetic intra-molecular interaction in 7. The spin density distributions of 7 in both the high spin ground state and the broken symmetry state were obtained, and the spin coupling mechanism between Gd^3＋ and Cr^3＋ was discussed.