Abstract
Reaction of bis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)copper(II) hydrate with 1,2,4-triazine (tz) in dichloromethane yields pentakis[bis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)triazinecopper(II)] [Cu(hfac)2(tz)]5 (hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate) (1). The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, with cell parameters a = 11.4124(5), b = 13.3405(5), c = 16.1794(7) Å, α = 93.360(2)°, β = 108.700(2)°, γ = 100.293(2)° at 120(1) K. In the complex, the copper(II) ions show three types of coordination polyhedra: square planar, square pyramidal, and octahedral (4 + 2). The tz ligand also shows different coordination modes (bridging and monodentate). In addition, disorder is observed in the triazine molecule, either through non-crystallographic two-fold rotation about the longitudinal N,N-axis, or with respect to a crystallographic center of symmetry. The crystal structure of 1 consists of alternating trimers and dimers. The weak coordination of the tz molecules results in negligible magnetic exchange through the ring.
Acknowledgements
The Quantum Design MPMS XL SQUID magnetometer was established at Clark University with the assistance of funds from the National Science Foundation (IMR-0314773). We are grateful to PCISynthesis Inc. for funds toward the purchase of the D8 Powder X-ray diffractometer, and the Kresge Foundation for funds toward the purchases of both. Research at Brandeis University was supported through National Science Foundation Grants DMR-0504000 and CHE-0521047.