Abstract
Crystal structure; Copper(II); Magnetic moment; Cyclic voltammetry;
syn-anti coordination modeThe structure, spectroscopy and
electrochemical properties of a novel dinuclear copper(II) complex,
\Cu(phen)(2)\(2)(mu-CH(3)COO)-PF(6)(3) where phen =
1,10-phenanthroline, is reported. The crystal structure contains two
independent Cu(II) ions, with different geometry around each copper
center, which are bridged by an acetate anion. The acetate-bridged
ligand shows a syn-anti coordination mode with a trigonal bipyramidal
geometry for the Cu(1) center and a distorted square-based pyramidal
geometry for the Cu(2) center. The angular structural index parameter T
for Cu(1) and Cu(2) is 0.9 and 0.33, respectively. The copper(II) atoms
display a different geometry with a N(4)O chromophore group and with
Cu-O distances of 1.993(5)-1.996(5) angstrom and Cu-N distances which
vary from 1.980(5) to 2.161(6) angstrom. The intra Cu...Cu separation is
4.9904(5) angstrom. The effective magnetic moment (mu(eff)) of the
complex was measured by the Evans method. The cyclic voltammogram of
\Cu(phen)(2)\(2)(mu-CH(3)COO)PF(6)(3) shows two waves at
positive potential which are assigned to the two Cu(II/I) reduction
couples. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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