通过铜(Ⅱ)、铁(Ⅲ)和铁(Ⅱ)与2,2'-联咪唑协同作用构筑的超分子及其结构的研究

在水和乙醇溶剂中,通过Cu(Ⅱ),Fe(Ⅲ)和Fe(Ⅱ)与2,2'-联咪唑协同作用,构筑了四种新的超分子配合物[Cu(H2biim)(gly)(H2O)]Cl·H2O(1),[Cu(H2biim)(C3H2O4)(H2O)]·1.5H2O(2),[Fe2(μ-O)(H2biim)4(H2O)2](NO3)4·C2H5OH(3)和[Fe(H2biim)3]SO4(4)(H2biim=2,2'-联咪唑;gly-=甘氨酸根;C3H2O24-=丙二酸根).并通过元素分析,红外光谱和X射线单晶衍射对其组成、结构和谱学性质进行研究.H2biim配体,丙二酸根和甘氨酸根三种配体都采用了双齿螯合方式与金属离子配位.配合物1～4中,通过H2biim配体的N-H键与阴离子、水分子和溶剂分子形成多种氢键,如R12(7),R22(9)和R12(4)等,以及H2biim配体之间的π-π堆积,阳离子不对称单元构筑了多维结构的超分子配合物.     

超分子2，2′-联咪唑镉(Ⅱ)配聚物的合成与结构表征

以硫氰酸根、叠氮基、二氰胺为桥联配体,分别与2,2'-联咪唑和硝酸镉反应,获得配聚物[Cd(SCN)2(H2biim)]N(1),[Cd(N3)2(H2biim)]n(2)和[Cd2(NO3)(dca)3(H2biim)2.5]n(3),3个化合物通过元素分析、IR、TGA等表征,并测定了它们的晶体结构.结果表明:化合物1和2分别是以μ1.3-SCN-和μ1.1-N3-双桥连接的一维链状结构,化合物3是以μ1.5-dca-和μ3.3-H2biim交叉桥连的二维网状结构.对它们的荧光性质也进行了初步分析.     

配合物[MnL(2,2''''-bipy)(H2O)]·2H2O的合成及其晶体结构

N-苯基亚氨基二乙酸(H2L),Mn(Ⅱ)和2,2'-联吡啶(2,2'-bipy)在50%甲醇中组装得标题配合物[MnL(2,2'-bipy)(H2O)]·2H2O(1),其结构经IR,元素分析和X-射线单晶衍射表征.1属单斜晶系,空间群P2(1)/n,晶胞参数:a=0.885 9(3)nm,b=1.826 9(6)nm,c=1.385 7(5)nm,β=106.200(6)°,V=2.153 6(13)nm3,Z=4,F(000)=980,Dc=1.457 Mg·m-3.在1的晶体结构中,Mn(Ⅱ)为六配位的畸变八面体构型,其中2,2'-bipy的2个氮原子和羧基的2个氧原子位于赤道平面,L的氮原子和一个配位水分子处于轴向位置.1分子之间存在的氢键与π-π芳香堆积作用将其连接成三维超分子结构.     

对苯二甲酸与2,2''''-联吡啶构造的配合物结构多样性

在DMF溶剂中合成了犤Co(H2O)4(2,2'-bipy)犦(bdc)和犤Cu(2,2'-bipy)(bdc)(H2O)犦(2H2O)(DMF)二个配合物并进行了结构解析。配合物犤Co(H2O)4(2,2'-bipy)犦(bdc)中,bdc2-以离子形式未与金属配位,但与配位水分子形成了8个氢键,从而使分子结构扩展为二维双层氢键网络。在配合物犤Cu(2,2'-bipy)(bdc)(H2O)犦(2H2O)(DMF)中,bdc2-以双单齿形式与金属离子配位,从而使分子结构扩展为一维拉链型;未配位的水分子将一维拉链扩展为二维氢键网络。     

小分子配体诱导合成N,N-二苄基二硫代氨基甲酸镉(Ⅱ)配合物及晶体结构

4,4'-联吡啶与二苄基二硫代氨基甲酸镉配合物[Cd(DBTC)2]2(1)反应得到加合物[Cd(DBTC)2(4,4'-bipy)](2)(DBTC=N,N-二苄基二硫代氨基甲酸),通过晶体结构分析及红外光谱等研究其结构与性质.结果表明:引入小分子配体会破坏[Cd(DBTC)2]2(1)的二聚结构,加入吡啶则得到单核的吡啶加合物[Cd(DBTC)2py](3),而引入4,4'-联吡啶后其结构变为新型的一维链状结构的配位聚合物2,这种结构在二硫代氨基甲酸金属配合物中少见报道.也比较了不同配体如吡啶及4,4'-联吡啶对Cd(Ⅱ)及Zn(Ⅱ)配合物结构的影响.     

DFT法研究阴离子识别剂[Ru（bpy）2L]2+（L=H2biim,H2bbim）去质子后结构变化

配合物[Ru(bpy)2(H2biim)](PF6)2(1)(bpy=2,2′-联吡啶,H2biim=2,2′-联咪唑)和[Ru(bpy)2(H2bbim)](PF6)2(4)(H2bbim=2,2′-苯并联咪唑)是良好的阴离子识别剂.用密度泛函理论方法研究了2种阴离子识别剂脱去质子后的几何结构和电子结构的变化.计算结果表明:脱去质子后配合物HOMO轨道上电子云分布由中心钌原子转移到(苯并)联咪唑上,而LUMO轨道虽然能量增加但电子云仍然分布在bpy配体上;另外,最高占居轨道HOMO与最低空轨道LUMO的能量差ΔεL-H逐渐减小,相对于配合物的吸收波长增大,所以分子的吸收峰发生红移,这与实验现象相吻合。     

铜配合物[Cu(2,2'-bipy)(pydco)(H2O)]·4H2O的合成与晶体结构

配合物[Cu(2,2’-bipy)(pydco)(H2O)].4H2O(2,2’-bipy=2,2’联吡啶,pydco=氮氧化-2,6-二甲酸吡啶)的结构由X-射线测定,配合物属三斜晶系,P墿空间群,晶胞参数:a=0.68120(14),b=1.1850(2),c=1.2554(3)nm,α=86.06(3),β=81.60(3),γ=86.16(3)°,V=0.99854(4)nm3,Z=2。2,2’联吡啶提供两个配位原子(N1,N2),氮氧化-2,6-二甲酸吡啶提供两个配位氧原子以及一个配位水提供一个氧原子参与了配位,中心Cu(II)离子是一个畸变的四角锥结构。有趣的是,配合物的结晶水组成了一条条的水带,配合物分子正是由这些水带中的氢键连接在一起的。     

新型一维梯状双链配位聚合物{[Cu(malate)(2,2′-bipy)]·3H_2O}_∞的合成、晶体结构与表征

合成了铜(II)与羟基丁二酸和2,2′-联吡啶形成的配位聚合物{[Cu(malate)(2,2′-bipy)]?3H2O}∞(其中malate=羟基丁二酸根,2,2'-bipy=2,2'-联吡啶),通过X射线衍射测定了单晶结构,并进行了元素分析、红外光谱、紫外光谱、热分析等研究.配合物属单斜晶系,空间群P2(1)/c;晶胞参数a=0.70132(10)nm,b=1.9730(3)nm,c=1.18998(16)nm,β=94.551(3)°;Z=2;最终偏离因子R=0.0483.配合物中每个铜(II)原子与来自2,2'-联吡啶的两个氮原子和两个羟基丁二酸根的三个氧原子配位,形成畸变的三角双锥结构单元.每个羟基丁二酸根以R构型方式桥联两个三角双锥结构单元,沿a轴方向无限延伸形成一维链.两条平行链以面对面的方式重叠,彼此吡啶环之间存在强的π-π相互作用,加之C吡啶环—H…O羧基弱相互作用形成新颖的梯状双链结构,比邻的梯状双链又通过分子间O羟基—H…O羧基氢键沿a轴方向共同构筑了具有隧道的三维结构.     

基于2,2＇,6,6＇-联苯四酸的两个新配位聚合物的水热合成与晶体结构

通过2,2＇,6,6’-联苯四酸与相应金属硝酸盐和第二配体的水热反应合成了2个具有不同结构的配位聚合物[Co(bta)0.5(2,2’-bipy)(H2O)]n(1)和{[Cd2,(bta)(H2biim)2(H2O)]·H2O}n(2)(H4bta=2,2’,6,6’-联苯四酸,2,2'-bipy=2,2’-联吡啶,H2biim=1H,1’H-2,2’-联咪唑),并测定了其晶体结构.1和2都是一维链结构,并且1和2都属于单斜晶系,P21/c空间群.bta配体在1和2中分别采取η6,μ4六齿和η5,μ4-五齿配位模式,同时bta配体中2个苯环的夹角在化合物1和2中分别是64.80°和64.86°.1与2分别在170℃和120℃以下保持热稳定性.     

含氟二羧酸和含氮配体与过渡金属(Ⅱ)配合物的合成、表征及晶体结构

水热法合成了5个新的配位聚合物:[Cd(TFSA)(2,2’-bpy)2]n(1),[Mn(HFGA)(phen)2]n(2),[Co(TFSA)(bpp)2(H2O)2]n(3),[Zn(TFSA)(bpp)2(H2O)2]n(4)和[Cu(HFGA)(phen)]n(5)(TFSA=四氟丁二酸,HFGA=六氟戊二酸,2,2’-bpy=2,2’-联吡啶,phen=1,10-邻菲啰啉,bpp=1,3-二吡啶基丙烷),通过X射线单晶衍射确定了配合物的晶体结构.配合物1和2具有相似的1D链结构,四氟丁二酸和六氟戊二酸以两个单齿羧基氧原子分别配位于Cd2+和Mn2+离子,2,2’-联吡啶和1,10-邻菲啰啉分别螯合配位于Cd2+和Mn2+离子.配合物3和4具有相似的1D链结构,1,3-二吡啶基丙烷以两个端基氮原子桥联金属离子,四氟丁二酸和六氟戊二酸分别以单齿方式配位.配合物5是具有{4.82}拓扑的2D网结构,六氟丁二酸配体通过单齿/双齿-桥联模式连接Cu2+离子.5个配合物均通过分子间弱作用进一步构筑成3D超分子结构.     

Reactions of cadmium(II) nitrate with 4-(trimethylammonio)benzenethiolate in the presence of N-donor ligands

Reactions of Cd(NO(3))(2)·4H(2)O with TabHPF(6) (TabH = 4-(trimethylammonio)benzenethiol) and Et(3)N in the presence of NH(4)SCN and five other N-donor ligands such as 2,2'-bipyridine (2,2'-bipy), phenanthroline (phen), 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (2,9-dmphen), 2,6-bis(pyrazd-3-yl)pyridine (bppy) and 2,6-bis(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine (bdmppy) gave rise to a family of Cd(II)/thiolate complexes of N-donor ligands, {[Cd(2)(μ-Tab)(4)(NCS)(2)](NO(3))(2)·MeOH}(n) (1), [Cd(2)(μ-Tab)(2)(L)(4)](PF(6))(4) (2: L = 2,2'-bipy; 3: L = phen), [Cd(Tab)(2)(L)](PF(6))(2) (4: L = 2,9-dmphen; 5: L = bppy), and [Cd(2)(μ-Tab)(2)(Tab)(2)(bdmppy)](2)(PF(6))(8)·H(2)O (6·H(2)O). These compounds were characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra, UV-Vis spectra, (1)H NMR, electrospray ionization (ESI) mass spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. For 1, each [Cd(NCS)](+) fragment is connected to its equivalents via a pair of Tab bridges to a one-dimensional chain. For 2 and 3, two [Cd(2,2'-bipy)(2)](2+) or [Cd(phen)(2)](2+) units are linked by a pair of Tab bridges to form a cationic dimeric structure. The Cd atom in [Cd(Tab)(2)(L)](2+) dication of 4 or 5 is coordinated by two Tab ligands and chelated by two N atoms from 2,9-dmphen (4) or three N atoms from bppy (5), forming a distorted tetrahedral (4) or trigonal bipyramidal (5) coordination geometry. For 6, each of two [Cd(Tab)(bdmppy)] fragments is linked to one [(Tab)Cd(μ-Tab)(2)Cd(Tab)] fragment via two Tab bridges to generate a unique cationic zigzag tetrameric structure where the Cd centers take a tetrahedral or a trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry. The results may provide an interesting insight into mimicking the coordination spheres of the Cd(II) sites of metallothioneins and their interactions with various N-donor ligands encountered in nature.     

一维链状配位聚合物{[Ni(4-abaH)(2,2′-bipy)(NO_3)(H_2O)](NO_3)}_n的合成与晶体结构(英文)

<正>0 Introduction The design and synthesis of coordination polymershas been a subject of intense research due to their novel structures such as diamond,square network,brick wall network,octahedral network and so on     

Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structures of three new divalent metal carboxylate-sulfonates with a layered and one-dimensional structure

Hydrothermal reactions of 5-sulfoisophthalic acid (HO(3)SC(6)H(3)-1,3-(CO(2)H)(2), H(3)L) with M(II) carbonate (or oxide) and 4,4'-bipyridine (4,4'-bipy) (or 2,2'-bipyridine, 2,2'-bipy) resulted in three new metal carboxylate-sulfonate hybrids, namely, [CdL(H-4,4'-bipy)] (1) and [Cd(3)L(2)(2,2-bipy)(4)(H(2)O)(2)].2H(2)O (2) with layered structures and [ZnL(H-4,4'-bipy)(H(2)O)].2H(2)O (3), whose structure features a one-dimensional double chain. The cadmium(II) ion in complex 1 is seven-coordinated by five carboxylate oxygen atoms and one sulfonate oxygen atom from four ligands and a unidentate 4,4'-bipyridine. The interconnection of the cadmium(II) ions through bridging carboxylate-sulfonate ligands resulted in the formation of a <002> double layer with the bipyridyl rings orientated toward the interlayer space. Complex 2 has a different layered structure. Cd(1) is seven-coordinated by two bidentate chelating carboxylate groups from two ligands, a bidentate chelating 2,2'-bipy and an aqua ligand, and Cd(2) is octahedrally coordinated by two bidentate chelating 2,2'-bipy's, a sulfonate oxygen, and an aqua ligand. The coordination geometry around Cd(3) is similar to that of Cd(1) with the aqua ligand being replaced by an oxygen atom from the sulfonate group. The carboxylate-sulfonate ligand acts as pentadentate ligand, bridging with three cadmium(II) ions. The bridging of cadmium(II) ions through the carboxylate-sulfonate ligands resulted in the formation of <006> and <003> layers; the 2,2'-bipy molecules and [Cd(2)(2,2'-bipy)(2)(H(2)O)] cations are orientated to the interlayer space. Complex 3 features a 1D metal carboxylate-sulfonate double chain along the diagonal of the a- and b-axes. The zinc(II) ion is octahedrally coordinated by four carboxylate O atoms from three ligands, a unidentate 4,4'-bipy, and an aqua ligand. Each pair of zinc(II) ions is bridged by two carboxylate groups from two ligands to form a dimer, and such dimeric units are interconnected by bridging ligands to form a double chain. The sulfonate group of the carboxylate sulfonate ligand remains noncoordinated and forms a number of hydrogen bonds with aqua ligands as well as lattice water molecules.     

Synthesis, structural diversity and fluorescent characterisation of a series of d10 metal-organic frameworks (MOFs): reaction conditions, secondary ligand and metal effects

Along with our recent investigation on the flexible ligand of H(2)ADA (1,3-adamantanediacetic acid), a series of Zn(II) and Cd(II) metal-organic frameworks, namely, [Zn(3)(ADA)(3)(H(2)O)(2)](n)·5nH(2)O (1), [Zn(ADA)(4,4'-bipy)(0.5)](n) (2), [Zn(2)(ADA)(2)(bpa)](n) (3), [Zn(2)(ADA)(2)(bpa)](n) (4), [Zn(2)(ADA)(2)(bpp)](n) (5), [Cd(HADA)(2)((4,4'-bipy)](n) (6), [Cd(3)(ADA)(3)(bpa)(2)(CH(3)OH)(H(2)O)](n) (7), and [Cd(2)(ADA)(2)(bpp)(2)](n)·7nH(2)O (8) have been synthesized and structurally characterized (where 4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-dipyridine, bpa = 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane and bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane). Due to various coordination modes and conformations of the flexible dicarboxylate ligand and the different pyridyl-containing coligands, these complexes exhibit structural and dimensional diversity. Complex 1 exhibits a three-dimensional (3D) framework containing one-dimensional (1D) Zn(II)-O-C-O-Zn(II) clusters. Complex 2 exhibits a 2D structure constructed by 1D double chains based on [Zn(2)ADA(2)] units and a 4,4'-bipy pillar. Complexes 3 and 4 possess isomorphic 2D layer structures, resulting from the different coordination modes of carboxylate group of ADA ligands. Complex 5 features a 2D 4(4) layer in which ADA ligands and Zn(II) atoms construct a 1D looped chain and the chains are further connected by bpp ligands. Complex 6 is composed of 1D zig-zag chains that are entangled through hydrogen-bonding interactions to generate a 2D network. Complex 7 is a rare (3,5)-connected network. Complex 8 possesses a 3D microporous framework with lots of water molecules encapsulated in the channels. The structural diversity of the complexes perhaps mainly results from using diverse secondary ligands and different metal centre ions, and means the assistant ligand and metal centre play important roles in the design and synthesis of target metal-organic frameworks. This finding revealed that ADA could be used as an effective bridging ligand to construct MOFs and change coordination modes and conformational geometries in these complexes. The thermogravimetric analyses, X-ray powder diffraction and solid-state luminescent properties of the complexes have also been investigated.     

Formation of a spiral-shaped inorganic-organic hybrid chain, [Cu(II)(2,2'-bipy)(H(2)O)(2)Al(OH)(6)Mo(6)O(18)](n)()(n)()(-): influence of intra- and interchain supramolecular interactions

A novel chainlike coordination polymer [Cu(II)(2,2'-bipy)(H(2)O)(2)Al(OH)(6)Mo(6)O(18)](n)()(n)()(-), formed from a heteropolyanion [Al(OH)(6)Mo(6)O(18)](3)(-) as a building unit and a copper(II) complex fragment, [Cu(II)(2,2'-bipy)(H(2)O)(2)](2+), as a linker, provides the first example of an extended structure based on an Anderson type of polyanion and a transition metal complex with organic ligand. The intra- and interchain O-H.O hydrogen-bonding interactions are seemingly responsible for the spiral shape of this chain. Crystal data: triclinic space group Ponemacr;, a = 11.2253(18) A, b = 14.5194(17) A, c = 15.2672(10) A, alpha = 112.191(8) degrees, beta = 106.693(9) degrees, gamma = 93.916(13) degrees, and Z = 2.     

A series of single, double, and triple Me2biim-bridged dinuclear, trinuclear, and polymeric complexes: syntheses, crystal structures, and luminescent properties

Reaction of ZnCl(2) and Me(2)biim (Me(2)biim = N,N'-dimethyl-2,2-'-biimidazole) in acidic or neutral aqueous solutions gave the noncoordinated ZnCl(4).H(2)Me(2)biim (1) or the double Me(2)biim bridged [Zn(2)Cl(4)(mu-Me(2)biim)(2)] (2). Use of CdX(2) (X = Cl, Br, I) instead of ZnCl(2) yielded the single Me(2)biim bridged one-dimensional coordination polymer [CdX(2)(mu-Me(2)biim)](n) (X = Cl, 3; Br, 4; I, 5). The stacking of the infinite chains are dominated by C-H...X interactions in 3 and 4 but by I...I interactions in 5, responsible for their different crystal structures. Use of Zn(NO(3))(2) instead of ZnCl(2) produced the novel triple Me(2)biim-bridged [Zn(2)(mu-Me(2)biim)(3)(H(2)O)(2)](NO(3))(4).H(2)O (6). The unprecedented hexa-Me(2)bim bridged trinuclear [Cd(3)(mu-Me(2)biim)(8)](2)(ClO(4))(12)(H(2)O)(6) (7) was obtained by using Cd(CH(3)CO(2))(2) in the presence of NaClO(4). Compounds 1-7 were characterized by X-ray crystallography and IR. Examination of photophysical properties of 1-7 indicates that the fluorescence emission of Me(2)biim has been effectively enhanced, quenched, or shifted in its metal complexes 1-7.     

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Electrochemical Properties of Complex[Ni(2,2''-bipy)2(ClC6H4COO)(H2O)](ClO4)

A new nickel(Ⅱ) coordination complex [Ni(2,2'-bipy)2(ClC6H4COO)(H2O)](ClO4) was synthesized by self-assembly reaction of m-chlorobenzoic acid, 2,2'-bipy and Ni(ClO4)2(6H2O. The crystal of the title compound belongs to monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 0.77764(14), b = 2.6572(5), c = 1.3637(2) nm, β = 96.456(3)°, V = 2.8000(9) nm3, Dc = 1.528 g/cm3, Z = 4, Mr = 644.10, μ(MoKα) = 0.937 mm-1, F(000) =1320, R = 0.0549 and wR = 0.1164. Structure analysis shows that the nickel(Ⅱ) ion is coordinated with four nitrogen atoms from two bipys as well as two oxygen atoms from m-chlorobenzoic acid and water, respectively, giving a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The cyclic voltametric behavior of the complex is also presented.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [Zn(FcCOO)_2(2,2'-bipy)(H_2O)]_2·H_2O

A novel complex [Zn(FcCOO)2(2,2'-bipy)(H2O)]2·H2O (Fc = (η5-C5H5)Fe(η5-C5H4), 2,2'-bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 6.8187(4), b = 21.7155(13), c = 19.7411(12) A, α = 90, β = 97.7420(10), γ = 90o, C64H58Fe4Zn2N4O11, Mr = 1413.28, V = 2896.4(3) A3, Dc = 1.620 g/cm3, Z = 2, F(000) = 1444, μ(MoKα) = 1.857 mm-1, R = 0.0523 and wR = 0.0982 for 3219 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). Structural analysis shows that the zinc atom is coordinated with three oxygen atoms from two ferrocenemonocarboxylates and one water molecule together with two nitrogen atoms from 2,2'-bipyridine, giving a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The complex molecules are linked to form an infinite one-dimensional chain by both intermolecular hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking interactions of the bipyridine rings.     

Fe(bipy)(CN)(4)](-) as a versatile building block for the design of heterometallic systems: synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties of PPh(4)[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)(4)] x H(2)O, [[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)(4)](2)M(II)(H(2)O)(4)] x 4H(2)O, and [[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)(4)](2)Zn(II)] x 2H(2)O [bipy = 2,2'-Bipyridine; M = Mn and Zn

The new cyano complexes of formulas PPh(4)[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)(4)] x H(2)O (1), [[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)(4)](2)M(II)(H(2)O)(4)] x 4H(2)O with M = Mn (2) and Zn (3), and [[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)(4)](2)Zn(II)] x 2H(2)O (4) [bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine and PPh(4) = tetraphenylphosphonium cation] have been synthesized and structurally characterized. The structure of complex 1 is made up of mononuclear [Fe(bipy)(CN)(4)](-) anions, tetraphenyphosphonium cations, and water molecules of crystallization. The iron(III) is hexacoordinated with two nitrogen atoms of a chelating bipy and four carbon atoms of four terminal cyanide groups, building a distorted octahedron around the metal atom. The structure of complexes 2 and 3 consists of neutral centrosymmetric [[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)(4)](2)M(II)(H(2)O)(4)] heterotrinuclear units and crystallization water molecules. The [Fe(bipy)(CN)(4)](-) entity of 1 is present in 2 and 3 acting as a monodentate ligand toward M(H(2)O)(4) units [M = Mn(II) (2) and Zn(II) (3)] through one cyanide group, the other three cyanides remaining terminal. Four water molecules and two cyanide nitrogen atoms from two [Fe(bipy)(CN)(4)](-) units in trans positions build a distorted octahedron surrounding Mn(II) (2) and Zn(II) (3). The structure of the [Fe(phen)(CN)(4)](-) complex ligand in 2 and 3 is close to that of the one in 1. The intramolecular Fe-M distances are 5.126(1) and 5.018(1) A in 2 and 3, respectively. 4 exhibits a neutral one-dimensional polymeric structure containing two types of [Fe(bipy)(CN)(4)](-) units acting as bismonodentate (Fe(1)) and trismonodentate (Fe(2)) ligands versus the divalent zinc cations through two cis-cyanide (Fe(1)) and three fac-cyanide (Fe(2)) groups. The environment of the iron atoms in 4 is distorted octahedral as in 1-3, whereas the zinc atom is pentacoordinated with five cyanide nitrogen atoms, describing a very distorted square pyramid. The iron-zinc separations across the single bridging cyanides are 5.013(1) and 5.142(1) A at Fe(1) and 5.028(1), 5.076(1), and 5.176(1) A at Fe(2). The magnetic properties of 1-3 have been investigated in the temperature range 2.0-300 K. 1 is a low-spin iron(III) complex with an important orbital contribution. The magnetic properties of 3 correspond to the sum of two magnetically isolated spin triplets, the antiferromagnetic coupling between the low-spin iron(III) centers through the -CN-Zn-NC- bridging skeleton (iron-iron separation larger than 10 A) being very weak. More interestingly, 2 exhibits a significant intramolecular antiferromagnetic interaction between the central spin sextet and peripheral spin doublets, leading to a low-lying spin quartet.