Copper(II) Complexes with Ethyl [(Pyrazolo-1-carbothioyl)-amino]acetate Derivatives: Synthesis and Structure

Optically active derivative of the natural monoterpene (+)-3-carene, namely, ethyl (3bS,4aR)-[(3,4,4-trimethyl-3b,4,4a,5-tetrahydrocyclopropa[3,4]cyclopenta[1,2-c]pyrazole-1-carbothioyl)-amino]acetate (HL¹) and ethyl [(3,5-dimethyl-pyrazole-1-carbothioyl)-amino]acetate (HL²) were synthesized. Paramagnetic complexes [CuL¹Cl]_n(I) and [Cu₂L²₂Cl₂] (II) were prepared. According to X-ray diffraction data, complex Iwith anion of (+)-3-carene derivative has chain structure, whereas complex IIwith anion of HL², which has no carbocyclic fragments, is a pseudodimer. Organic anions act as tetradentate bridging, cyclic ligands forming five-membered CuN₃C and CuNOC₂metal cycles. Coordination polyhedron of Cu(ClN₂O + S) in complexes Iand IIis a square pyramid. The values of _efffor complexes Iand II(1.88 and 1.84 _B, respectively) are constant in the temperature interval 78–300 K, which means that the unpaired electrons of Cu(II) ions do not exhibit any noticeable exchange interactions.