The crystal structure ofbis(1,3,5-trihydroxycyclohexane)copper(II) tosylate isreported at temperatures of 293,233, 188, 163, and 93 K, as are the structures of the Zn(II) andNi(II) analogues at room temperature for comparison.The isomorphous compounds are triclinic, space group
P, with one formula unit in the unit cell. Theunit cellparameters of the Cu compound at 293 K are
a =6.456(5) Å,
b = 9.505(3) Å,
c =12.544(3) Å,
= 76.57(2)
,
= 87.48(4)
,
= 76.65(4)
. Thecentrosymmetric ZnO
6 and NiO
6 octahedra aretetragonally compressed witha slight orthorhombic distortion. The Cu
2+ polyhedraexhibit similar geometries, but with considerably largerdeviations from a regular octahedron. Two of the three independentCu-O bond lengths and two of the
g-valueschange significantly as a function of temperature. A model ofdynamic vibronic coupling is presented whichexplains both the EPR and structural data. Vibronic wave functionsassociated with a Jahn-Teller potentialenergy surface modified by an orthorhombic lattice "strain" aregiven. The temperature dependence of the structuresis calculated from the nuclear parts and that of the
g-values from the electronic parts of the wave functions.Thetemperature dependence of the structures and
g-values isalso interpreted using a simpler model involving anequilibrium between two forms of the complex which differ solely intheir orientation in the crystal lattice, andthe results of the two approaches are compared.