Crystal structure of adducts of copper(II) acetylacetonate and hexafluoroacetylacetonate with 4-aminopyridine

Single crystal X-ray diffraction is used to investigate two synthesized β-diketonate complexes of copper(II) with aminopyridine: Cu(4-NH₂Py)(aa)₂ (I) and Cu(4-NH₂Py)(hfa)₂ (II). The crystals of I and II have a monoclinic system; the unit cell parameters of I are: P2₁/n space group, a = 8.2921(3) Å, b = 14.7243(5) Å, c = 13.4970(4) Å, β = 102.426(1)°, V = 1609.32(9) ų, Z = 4; for II: C2/c space group, a = 23.5704(5) Å, b = 11.4977(2) Å, c = 16.0285(3) Å, β = 109.265(1)°, V = 4100.6(1) ų, Z = 8. The structures of I and II are molecular; they are composed of isolated molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is formed by the O atoms of two acetylacetonate ligands (Cu-O 1.940(2)–2.171(2) I and the O atoms of two hexafluoroacetylacetonate ligands (Cu-O 1.940(2)–2.215(3) Å) in II. The molecules of 4-NH₂Py are bonded to the copper atom via the nitrogen atom of the aromatic ring (Cu-N 2.008(2) Å in I and Cu-N 1.978(3) Å in II). Noncoordinated amino groups join the molecules of the complexes together by means of N-H…O hydrogen bonds.     

Tris(5-bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)bismuth dicarboxylates [(C<Subscript>6</Subscript>H<Subscript>3</Subscript>(Br-5)(MeO-2)]<Subscript>3</Subscript>Bi[OC(O)CHal<Subscript>3</Subscript>]<Subscript>2</Subscript> (Hal = F,Cl): synthesis and structure

Tris(5-bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)bismuth dicarboxylates [(C₆H₃(Br-5)(MeO-2)]₃Bi[OC(O)CHal₃]₂, Hal = F (II) and Cl (III), have been synthesized by the reaction between tris(5-bromo-2-methoxyphenyl)bismuth (I) and trifluoroacetic acid and thrichloroacetic acid, respectively, in the presence of hydrogen peroxide in ether. According to X-ray diffraction data, a crystal of complex I contains two types of crystallographically independent molecules (a and b) both with a trigonal pyramid configuration. The bismuth atoms in complexes II and III have a distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination with carboxylate substituents in axial positions. Axial OBiO angles are 166.3(3)° (II) and 171.6(2)° (III); equatorial CBiC angles are 118.0(3)°–123.1(3)° (II) and 113.6(3)°–127.4(3)° (III). Bi–C bond lengths are 2.189(7)–2.200(8) Å (II) and 2.190(8)–2.219(7) Å (III), and Bi–О distances are 2.280(6), 2.459(16) Å (II) and 2.264(5), 2.266(5) Å (III). Intramolecular contacts between the central atom and the oxygen atoms of carbonyl groups (Bi···O 3.028(9), 3.162(9) Å (II); 3.117(9), 3.202(9) Å (III)) are observed at maximum equatorial angles. The oxygen atoms of methoxy groups are coordinated to the bismuth atom. The Bi···O distances in complexes II and III (3.028(16), 3.157(16), 3.162(16) and 3.17(16), 3.143(16), 3.202(16) Å, respectively) are slightly longer than in complex I (3.007(9)–3.136(4) Å).     

Tetraphenylphosphonium carboxylates and sulfonates. Synthesis and structure

The reaction of the pentaphenyphosphorus solvate Ph₅P·1/2PhH (I) with carboxylic and sulfonic acids was used to synthesize tetraphenylphosphonium carboxylates Ph₄POC(O)R, R = C₆H₄(2-OH) (II), C₆H₄ (2-COOH) (III), H (IV), Me (V), CCl₃ (VI), Ph (VII), PhCH=CH (VIII), CH₂CH₂C(O)OH (IX), CH=CHC(O) OH(X), and CH₂C(O)OH (XI) and tetraphenylphosphonium sulfonates Ph₄POSO₂Ar, Ar = Ph (XII), C₆H₄Me₄ (XIII), and C₆H₃(-COOH)(4-OH) (XIV). Compound XII was also prepared from compound I and SO₃ in benzene. According to X-ray diffraction data, the crystals of I contain two types of crystallographically independent molecules with a slightly distorted trigonal-bipyramidal configuration [Ia, CaxPCax 178.44(8)°, P- C_ax 1.985(2), 1.987(2) Å, P-C_eq 1.854(2), 1.846(2), 1.840(2) Å; Ib, C_axPC_ax 178.45(9)°, P-C_ax 1.980(2), 1.975 (2) Å, P-C_eq 1.840(2), 1.846(2), 1.854(2) Å]. In the cations of compounds II, III and XIV, the coordination of the phosphorus atom is tetrahedral [CPC angle: II, 106.2(2)?111.6(1)°; III, 104.01(6)?113.03(6)°; XIV, 107.54 (6)?112.79(6)°]; the anions contain intramolecular O-H?O hydrogen bonds between the hydroxyl hydrogen atom and carboxyl oxygen atom (II, 1.34; III, 1.23; and XIV, 1.83 Å).     

Synthesis and crystal structures of tetraacetylethylenediamine and <Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(2-ammoniumethyl)carbamate

Two ethylenediamine derivatives—N-(2-ammoniumethyl)carbamate HN(COO^?)CH₂CH₂N⁺H₃ (I) and tetraacetylethylenediamine (H₃CC(O))₂NCH₂CH₂N(C(O)CH₃)₂ (II) (synthesized for the first time)—have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. Compounds I and II are isolated as minor admixtures upon an attempt to synthesize ethylenediamine complexes of lanthanum and neodymium nitrates, respectively. The crystals of I and II are monoclinic: a = 7.778 Å, b = 8.060 Å, c = 7.568 Å, β = 95.73°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c (I); a = 5.946, b = 10.255, c = 9.343 Å, β = 95.72°, Z = 2, space group P2₁/c (II). The bond lengths and bond angles lie within the corresponding standard values. Compounds I and II have different conformations of the N-C-C-N ethylenediamine moiety: gauche in I and trans in II, and the corresponding torsion angles are equal to 66.6° and 180°, respectively.     

Molecular and crystal structure of 15-acetylsongorine and songoramine isolated from <Emphasis Type="Italic">Aconitum szechenyianum</Emphasis> Gay

Two napelline skeletal diterpenoid alkaloids 15-acetylsongorine, C₂₄H₃₃NO₄ I, and songoramine, C₂₂H₂₉NO₃ II, were first isolated from the roots of Aconitum Szechenyianum Gay. The crystal structures were determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction analysis. The crystal I is the triclinic system with space group P1 having unit cell parameters of a = 9.360(8) Å, b = 11.593(9) Å, c = 11.830(16) Å, α = 113.223(15)°, β = 105.950(16)°, γ = 101.296(12)°, and Z = 2. Hydrogen bonds O–H···O and O–H···N joint the molecules into dimer. The crystal II belongs to the orthorhombic system with space group P2₁2₁2₁ having unit cell parameters of a = 8.950(2) Å, b = 13.272(3) Å, c = 15.454(4) Å and Z = 4. The O–H···O hydrogen bonding interaction links the molecule into linear chains. The distortion of rings of compound I and II were evaluated by calculation of the Cremer and Pople puckering parameters. The presence of the C–O–C bond in the compound II results in the changes of ring conformations compared with that of the compound I.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of (1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-Benzo[<Emphasis Type="Italic">d</Emphasis>]imidazol-2-yl)(3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl)methanone (L). complex formation of copper(II) and cobalt(II) chlorides with L

(1H-Benzo[d]imidazol-2-yl)(3,3-dimethyl-3,4-dihydroisoquinolin-1-yl)methanone (L) and its complexes with copper and cobalt chlorides [CuLCl₂] (I) and [CoLCl₂] (II) are synthesized and studied by IR spectroscopy. The structure of molecule L is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Molecule L crystallizes as a cis-trans isomer. The dihydroisoquinoline (A) and benzimidazole (B) fragments lie in the mutually perpendicular planes. The N-C bond lengths of fragment A (double bond N(1)-C(1) 1.278(3) Å, ordinary bond N(1)-C(9) 1.490(3) Å) differ noticeably. The N-C bond lengths in fragment B range from 1.327(4) to 1.389(4) Å. The C=O bond is 1.218(3) Å According to the data of IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis, complexes I and II are assumed to have different structures with different coordination modes to the metal atom of molecule L: through the imine atoms N(1) and N(2) of fragments A and B in I and through the N(1) atom of the dihydroisoquinoline fragment and the O atom of the carbonyl group in II.     

Crystal structures of triphenylamylphosphonium iodide [Ph<Subscript>3</Subscript>AmP]I and triphenylamylphosphonium tetraiodide [Ph<Subscript>3</Subscript>AmP]I<Subscript>4</Subscript>

By reaction of triphenylamylphosphonium iodide [Ph₃AmP]I (I) with antimony iodide in acetone, triphenylamylphosphonium tetraiodide [Ph₃AmP]₂I₄ (II) was synthesized. Crystals of I consist of triphenylamylphosphonium cations and iodine anions. Compound II contains two types of tetrahedral triphenylamylphosphonium cations, iodine anions, and [I₃]^? anions. Atoms P have a distorted tetrahedral coordination in cations I and II (the CPC angles are 106.48(12)°–111.25(12)° in I and 107.05(9)°–112.62(10)° in II). The centrosymmetric trinuclear [I₃]^? anion in II is nearly linear (the I(2)I(1)I(3) angle is 178.65°, the I(1)–I(2) and I(1)–I(3) bond lengths are 2.8925(2) Å and 2.9281(2) Å, respectively).     

Syntheses and crystal structures of hydrated complexes of strontium and barium bromides with 18-crown-6

Two complexes, namely, triaqua(18-crown-6)strontium dibromide monohydrate (I) and diaquabromo(18-crown-6)barium bromide (II), are synthesized. Their crystal structures are determined by X-ray diffraction analyses. For complex I, space group C2/c, a = 17.547 Å, b = 10.246 Å, c = 14.786 Å, β = 123.08°, Z = 4. For complex II, space group Pnma, a = 17.753 Å, b = 17.465 Å, c = 6.629 Å, Z = 4. The structures are solved by a direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.056 (I) and 0.042 (II) for 2696 (I) and 2440 (II) independent reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α radiation). Both complex cations—randomly disordered [Sr(18C6)(H₂O)₃]²⁺ in complex I and [BaBr(18C6)(H₂O)₂]⁺ in complex II—are of the host-guest type. The Sr²⁺ (Ba²⁺) cation resides in the cavity of the 18-crown-6 ligand and coordinated by all six O atoms. In the structures complexes I and II, the coordination polyhedra of the Sr²⁺ and Ba²⁺ cations (coordination number 9) can be described as distorted hexagonal bipyramids with one apex at the O atom of the water molecule in complex I or at the Br^? ligand in complex II and the other split apex at the O atoms of two water molecules.     

Copper(II) coordination compounds with 8-quinolinaldehyde semicarbazone: Synthesis and structure

A series of compounds of the general formula Cu(HL)X₂ · nH₂O (compound I, X = ClO₄, n = 3; compound II, X = NO₃, n = 2; compound III, X = Cl, n = 0.5; compound IV, X = 1/2SO₄, n = 0) is isolated by the reactions of the copper(II) salts with quinolinaldehyde semicarbazone (HL). Regardless of the reactant ratio, only the compounds with a metal to ligand mole ratio of 1: 1 are formed, where the organic reactant is coordinated in the molecular form. The X-ray diffraction analyses of the [Cu(HL)(NO₃)(H₂O)](NO₃) · H₂O (II) and [Cu(HL)Cl₂] · 0.5H₂O(III) compounds show their substantially different organizations of the molecular structures depending on the specifics of the acido ligand. An ionic structure with one NO ₃ ^? anion incorporated into the inner coordination sphere of the metal as a bidentate chelate ligand is observed in compound II. Molecular tetragonal pyramidal complexes associated into a dimer due to the bridging function of one coordinated Cl^? anion are formed in structure III. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom in structures II and III is an asymmetrically extended tetragonal bipyramid. The CuClCu angle equal to 90° and the distance between two planes in compound III equal to 2.978 Å determine the insignificant antiferromagnetic interaction in this compound (g = 2.1, J = ?2.5 cm^?1).     

Syntheses and crystal structures of (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium chloride and (2.2.2-cryptand)ammonium bromide<Subscript>(0.75)</Subscript>chloride<Subscript>(0.25)</Subscript> hydrates

Two new complexes were synthesized, namely, 7: 2 (2.2.2-cryptand)potassium chloride and (2.2.2-cryptand)ammonium bromide_(0.75)chloride_(0.25) hydrates: [M(Crypt-222)]⁺ · Hal^? · 3.5H₂O, where M = K, Hal = Cl (I) and M = NH₄, Hal = Br_0.75Cl_0.25 (II). The structures of two isomorphous crystals were studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. Trigonal (space group P \(\bar 3\), Z = 2) structures I (a = 11.763 Å, c = 11.262 Å) and II (a = 11.945 Å, c = 11.337 Å) were solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.057 (I) and 0.065 (II) for all 2626 (I) and 1654 (II) independent measured reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α). In structures I and II, the host-guest [M(Crypt-222)]⁺ complex cation lies on the threefold crystallographic axis and has the approximate D ₃ symmetry. In complex I, the coordination polyhedron of the K⁺ cation (CN = 8) is a bicapped trigonal prism somewhat distorted toward an antiprism. Complexes I and II contain H-bonded disordered cubes of the water molecules and the Cl^? or Br^? anions.     

Volatile dimethylgold(III) β-iminovinylthionates: Synthesis,structure, and properties

Volatile dimethylgold(III) β-iminovinylthionates, (CH₃)₂Au(CH₃CSCHC(NH)CH₃) (I) and (CH₃)₂Au(CF₃CSCHC(NH)CH₃) (II), were studied. For complexes I and II, the synthesis is described and data from elemental analysis, IR and UV/Vis spectra, DTA, and X-ray diffraction are given. The structures of I and II are composed of monomeric complexes combined into polymeric stack-type associates. The distorted square environment of gold is formed by sulfur and nitrogen atoms of the chelating ligand and two carbon atoms of the methyl groups. For complex I, the average Au-S bond length is 2.260 Å, the Au-N bond length is 2.137 Å, and the chelate angle SAuN is 94.1°; for II, these values are 2.355 Å, 2.088 Å, and 93.7°, respectively.     

Self assembly of three new copper coordination polymers based on N-[(3-pyridine)-sulfonyl]aspartate: Synthesis and structure

Three new copper coordination polymers [Cu(L) · 6H₂O] _n (I), [Cu₂(L)₂] _n (II), and [Cu(HL)₂] _n (III), where H₂L is N-[(3-pyridine)-sulfonyl]aspartate, have been synthesized and characterized by singlecrystal X-ray diffraction (CIF files CCDC nos. 1435871 (I), 1435872 (II), 1435873 III), elemental analysis and IR spectra. Moreover, the variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility had been studied for complex I. A structural comparison of these polymers suggests that different reaction temperatures play important role in the construction of resulting architectures for I–III.     

Crystal and molecular structure of 3,5-dimethyl-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazolide of 3-O-acetyl ursolic acid

3,5-Dimethyl-1H-pyrazolide of 3-O-acetyl ursolic acid (II) is obtained in the course of the interaction of 3 O-acetyl ursolic acid acyl chloride (I) and 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazole. The crystal structure of compound II is determined from the single crystal XRD data (150 K, Bruker X8 Apex CCD autodiffractometer, MoK _α radiation). The crystals are rhombic, the unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 10.6034(2) Å, b = 12.4096(2)Å, c = 24.5972(5)Å, P2₁2₁2₁ space group. The structure consists of discrete acentric molecules. When pyrazolide II is boiled in the alcohol alkali solution, secondary hydroxyl is deacetylated and 3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazolide of ursolic acid IV is formed. Compounds II and IV are studied by NMR spectroscopy.     

Tetranuclear rhenium chalcochloride cluster complexes Cs<Subscript>3</Subscript>H[Re<Subscript>4</Subscript>Q<Subscript>4</Subscript>Cl<Subscript>12</Subscript>] · 3.33H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O (Q = Se and Te): Synthesis and structures

The tetranuclear cluster rhenium complexes Cs₃H[Re₄Q₄Cl₁₂] · 3.33H₂O (Q = Te (I) and Se (II)) with the Cl atoms as terminal ligands were obtained and structurally characterized. The structures of complexes I and II were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Their isostructural crystals are monoclinic; space group C2, Z = 6; a = 26.403(8) Å, b = 16.495(5) Å, c = 11.744(3) Å, β = 91.25(2)°, V = 5113(2) ų (I); a = 26.573(3) Å, b = 16.461(3) Å, c = 11.726(2) Å, β = 91.381(4)°, V = 5127.6(14) ų (II).     

Synthesis and crystal structures of (2.2.2-cryptand)rubidium chloride and bromide hydrates

Two complexes, (2.2.2-cryptand)rubidium chloride and bromide hydrates [Rb(Crypt-222]Hal · 3.5H₂O (Hal = Cl (I) and Br (II)), are synthesized. The structures of isomorphic crystals of compounds I and II are studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals are trigonal: space group P \(\overline 3 \), Z = 2; I: a = 11.810 Å, c = 11.302 Å; II: a = 11.890 Å, c = 11.402 Å. The structures are solved by a direct method and refined by the full-matrix least-squares method in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.060 (I) and 0.077 (II) for 2650 (I) and 2700 (II) independent reflections (CAD-4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α radiation). In crystals of complexes I and II, the [Rb(Crypt-222)]⁺ cation of the host-guest type lies on the crystallographic axis 3 and has the approximate symmetry D ₃. In complexes I and II, the coordination polyhedron of the Rb⁺ cation is a two-base-centered trigonal prism somewhat distorted to an antiprism. The crystals of compounds I and II contain H-bonded disordered cubes of the water molecules and Cl^? or Br^? anions.     

Crystal structures of polyphosphates MCs<Subscript>5</Subscript>(PO<Subscript>3</Subscript>)<Subscript>8</Subscript> (M = Pr,Eu, and Gd)

Crystals of double polyphosphates EuCs₅(PO₃)₈ (I) and GdCs₅(PO₃)₈ (II) have been studied by X-ray diffraction. The isostructural crystals of I and II are monoclinic, space group C2. Only unit cell parameters have been determined for the crystals of double Pr and Cs polyphosphate (III). This crystal is isostructural with earlier studied La₃Cs₁₅P₂₄O₇₂ · 6H₂O (IV). The crystals of compounds III and IV are triclinic, space group P1, Z = 1; a = 11.987(2) and 12.178(5) Å, b = 14.754(8) and 14.740(8) Å, c = 14.692(8) and 14.847(9) Å, α = 60.15(4)° and 60.87(5)°, β = 67.04(4)° and 66.35(4)°, γ = 78.76(3)° and 77.54(4)°, respectively. In compounds I and II, the polyphosphate anions exist as infinite chains. The M^IIIO₈ polyhedra are isolated from each other but share edges and faces with the CsO _n polyhedra.     

Synthesis and structures of organoantimony and organobismuth derivatives of 4-sulfophenol and 2,4-disulfophenol

Tetraphenylbismuth 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate (I) and tetraphenylantimony 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate (II) are synthesized in yields up to 80% by the reaction of pentaphenylbismuth and pentaphenylantimony, respectively, with 4-sulfophenol. Compounds I and II are also prepared by the ligand redistribution reaction from pentaphenyl compounds of bismuth and antimony and triphenylbismuth bis(4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate) and triphenylantimony bis(4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate), respectively, in yields up to 87%. The recrystallization of compounds I and II from water gives crystalline hydrates Ph₄BiOSO₂C₆H₄(OH-4) · H₂O (III) and Ph₄SbOSO₂C₆H₄(OH-4) · H₂O (IV). Pentaphenylbismuth and pentaphenylantimony react with 2,4-disulfophenol in acetone, regardless of the ratio of the starting reactants, to form bis(tetraphenylbismuth) 4-hydroxybenzene-1,3-disulfonate (V) and bis(tetraphenylantimony) 4-hydroxybenzene-1,3-disulfonate (VI) in yields up to 74%. According to X-ray diffraction data, coordination of the bismuth atoms in compound I is trigonal-bipyramidal with the axial oxygen atom of the 4-hydroxybenzenesulfonate group (Bi···O 2.764 Å). In compound II, coordination of the Sb atom is tetrahedral (CSbC angles 106.2°–112.3°). In crystal III, the distances between the central atom and the nearest oxygen atoms of the arenesulfonate group and the hydrate water molecule are 3.094 and 3.125 Å, respectively. Crystals V and VI consist of doubly charged anions of 2,4-disulfophenol and several distorted tetrahedral cations of tetraphenylbismuthonium (CBi(1)C, CBi(2)C angles and Bi(1)-C, Bi(2)-C bond lengths vary in the intervals 102.1°–122.7°, 105.4°–114.0° and 2.103–2.230, 2.187–2.209 Å, respectively) and tetraphenylantimonium (CSb(1)C, CSb(2)C angles and Sb(1)-C, Sb(2)-C bond lengths 106.3°–112.2°, 101.3°–122.4° and 2.095–2.110, 2.092–2.123 Å, respectively). The Bi(1) and Sb(2) atoms are coordinated by one of the oxygen atoms of the 2,4-disulfophenol anions (distances Bi(1)···O(3) 2.803, Sb(2)···O(1), 2.704 Å).     

Synthesis and structure of diethylenetriammonium tetrachloroaurates(III)

The (DienH₃)[AuCl₄]₃ · H₂O (I) and (DienH₃)₂[AuCl₄]Cl₅ (II) compounds were obtained by the reaction of HAuCl₄ with diethylenetriamine trihydrochloride (DienH₃Cl₃) in hydrochloric acid. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. Crystals of I and II are monoclinic with space group P2₁/n. For I, a = 12.2314(3) Å, b = 14.6077(5) Å, c = 13.2680(5) Å, β = 106.7350(10)°, V = 2270.22(13) ų, Z = 8. For II, a = 6.62990(10) Å, b = 17.9026(5) Å, c = 10.3661(3) Å, β = 101.9230(10)°, V = 1203.83(5) ų, Z = 2. Both structures are ionic. The gold atoms in I and II have a 4 + 2 coordination environment. The Au-Cl bond lengths are within 2.276–2.294 Å, and the axial Au…Cl contacts are within 3.315–3.405 Å. The diethylenetriammonium cation in I and II has different conformations.     

Tetraphenylantimony perrhenate and tetraphenylantimony chlorate: Syntheses and structures

The reaction of tetraphenylantimony chloride with sodium perrhenate or potassium chlorate yields tetraphenylantimony perrhenate (I) and tetraphenylantimony chlorate (II), respectively. Complex I was also synthesized from pentaphenylantimony and triphenylantimony diperrhenate in toluene. According to X-ray diffraction, crystals I and II consist of almost regular tetrahedral tetraphenylstibonium cations (CSbC, 109.4(2)°–109.5(7)° in I and 109.1(1)°–109.6(1)° in II) and [ReO₄]^? (OreO, 107.6(3)°–113.3(5)°) and [ClO₃]^? (OClO, 96.3(9)°, 116.4(5)°) anions, respectively. The average Sb-C bond lengths (2.094(3) Å in I, 2.097(2) Å in II) are close to the sum of the covalent radii of the Sb and C atoms. The average distances Re-O in complex I (1.672(4) Å) and Cl-O in complex II (1.315 Å) correspond to multiple bonds.     

New copper(II) coordination compounds with 1,3-bis(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)propane

Two new copper(II) complexes with 1,3-bis(5-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)propane (H₂L), [Cu₂(HL)Cl₃] · H₂O (I) and [Cu(H₂L)](ClO₄)₂ (II), were described. The compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectroscopy, and magnetochemical data. According to X-ray diffraction data (CIF files CCDC nos. 1497511 (I), 1497512 (II)), complex I is binuclear and the metal cations are bound by the nitrogen atoms of the triazole ring and by the chloride anion. Complex II is mononuclear. Analysis of the temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of I attests to the antiferromagnetic coupling of paramagnetic centers (–2J = 18 cm^–1). Exchange channels are analyzed by means of density functional theory (B3LYP/6-311G(d)) using the broken symmetry approach.