Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties of a New Zn(Ⅱ)-Nitronyl Nitroxide Complex

A new complex [Zn(NIT-1'-MeBzIm)Cl2(H2O)] (NIT-1'-MeBzIm = 2-{2'-[(1'-methyl)benzimidazolyl]}-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-l-oxyl-3-oxide) has been prepared and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction method. Crystal data: monoclinic, space group P21/n, Z = 4, C15H21Cl2N4O3Zn, Mr = 441.63, a = 7.2225(10), b = 30.849(4), c = 8.8758(13) (A), β= 103.904(2)°, V = 1919.6(5) A3, Dc = 1.528 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 1.579 mm-1, F(000) = 908, R = 0.0436 and wR = 0.1029 for 2456 observed reflections with Ⅰ> 2σ(Ⅰ). X-ray analysis reveals that the Zn(Ⅱ) ion is four-coordinated with a distorted tetrahedron. There also exist H-bonds, π-π piling interactions and weak intermolecular contacts between the NO groups which form a mutual stagger 3-D network configuration. Magnetic investigation reveals that there exists intermolecular antiferro- and ferromagnetic interactions in the title complex.