The mixed
functionality pyrazole/phenol ligand(2-hydroxyphenyl)bis(pyrazolyl)methane, L1OH, has beenusedto prepare a series o
f linear trimetallic systems with the generalstructural moti
f[M
3(L1O)
4]
2+, where M =Mn
2+,Co
2+, Ni
2+, Cu
2+, andZn
2+. Each o
f these complexes has been structurallycharacterized by X-ray crystallographygiving the
following structural parameters:[Zn
3(L1O)
4][BF
4]
2·H
2O,C
52H
44N
16B
2F
8O
5Zn
3,monoclinic,
a =18.572(4) Å,
b = 22.400(5) Å,
c= 15.921(3),
fchars/beta2.gi
f" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle"> = 112.439(8)
f">, space group
C2/
c,
Z = 4;[Cu
3(L1O)
4][BF
4]
2·2MeCN,C
56H
44N
18B
2Cu
3F
8O
4,monoclinic,
a = 40.574(2) Å,
b =16.701(1) Å,
c = 19.841(2) Å,
fchars/beta2.gi
f" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">=111.388(5)
f">, space group
C2/
c,
Z = 8;[Ni
3(L1O)
4][ClO
4]
2·MeCN
·0.5H
2O,C
54H
44N
17Cl
2Ni
3O
12.5,monoclinic,
a= 12.324(4) Å,
b = 26.537(2) Å,
c= 18.829(3) Å,
fchars/beta2.gi
f" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle"> = 102.78(1)
f">, space group
C2/
c,
Z = 4;[Co
3(L1O)
4][BF
4]
2·MeCN,C
54H
44N
17B
2Co
3F
8O
4,monoclinic,
a = 12.395(2) Å,
b =26.483(3) Å,
c = 18.703(4) Å,
fchars/beta2.gi
f" BORDER=0 ALIGN="middle">=103.22(2)
f">, space group
C2/
c,
Z= 4;[Mn
3(L1O)
4(MeCN)][ClO
4]
2·1.4MeCN,C
56.68H
44N
18.34Cl
2Mn
3O
12,orthorhombic,
a = 15.471(2) Å,
b =17.364(2) Å,
c = 24.216(2) Å, space group
Pbcn,
Z = 4. For Zn
2+,Cu
2+, Ni
2+,and Co
2+ the central metal atom o
f the linear trimetallic[M
3(L1O)
4]
2+ unit is
fourcoordinate and has apseudotetrahedral geometry with a dihedral angle,
fchars/omega.gi
f" BORDER=0 >, between the twoM
centralO
2M
terminal planes o
f79.9
f"> (Zn),61.2
f"> (Co), 60.4
f"> (Ni), and 46.8
f"> (Cu). The centralMn
2+ atom o
f[Mn
3(L1O)
4(MeCN)][ClO
4]
2·1.4MeCNis
five-coordinate, with a trigonal bipyramidal stereochemistry, theresult o
f an equatorially coordinated MeCNsolvent molecule. Variable-temperature magnetic data indicate thatthe Ni, Cu, and Mn complexes display modestanti
ferromagnetic coupling between the metal centers, while the Coderivative is strongly
ferromagnetically coupled.