Novel Co(III)/Co(II) mixed valence compound [Co(bapen)Br2]2[CoBr4] (bapen = N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethane-1,2-diamine): Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties

Autor: Jozef Miklovič, Juraj Černák, Roman Boča, Juraj Kuchár, Lukáš Smolko
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Journal of Molecular Structure. 1119:437-441
ISSN: 0022-2860
DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2016.04.081
Popis: Green crystals of Co(III)/Co(II) mixed valence compound [Co(bapen)Br2]2[CoBr4] (bapen = N,N′-bis(3-aminopropyl)ethane-1,2-diamine) were isolated from the aqueous system CoBr2 – bapen – HBr, crystallographically studied and characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. Its ionic crystal structure is built up of [Co(bapen)Br2]+ cations and [CoBr4]2− anions. The Co(III) central atoms within the complex cations are hexacoordinated (donor set trans-N4Br2) with bromido ligands placed in the axial positions. The Co(II) atoms exhibit distorted tetrahedral coordination. Beside ionic forces weak N H⋯Br intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions contribute to the stability of the structure. Temperature variable magnetic measurements confirm the S = 3/2 behavior with the zero-field splitting of an intermediate strength: D/hc = 8.7 cm−1.
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