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Abstract
Three new polynuclear compounds based on a dicarboxylic acid ligand are reported. In particular, two Cu(II) coordination compounds, [Cu2(H2O)6(Hbzlidp)2](CF3SO3)2·2H2O (1) and [Cu(NO3)(Hbzlidp)]∞ (2) (bzlidp2− = N-benzyliminodipropionate anion), and a Ni(II) dinuclear compound, [Ni2(H2O)4(bzlidp)2] (3), were synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Different structures were obtained depending on the reaction conditions. The structural analyses reveal that 1 was formed by dinuclear [Cu2(H2O)6(Hbzlidp)2]2+ units built by two copper(II) ions joined through two Hbzlidp− ligands, while 2 was formed by pairs of Cu(II) centers bridged by four syn,syn carboxylate groups to generate “paddle wheel” units. The dinuclear copper units are arranged in a rhombus type grid, in a 2-D layer structure. In both cases, the N was protonated and not coordinated to the metal center. Compound 3 was formed by [Ni2(H2O)4(bzlidp)2] neutral dinuclear units, with octahedral Ni(II) centers. Solution studies of the ligand–M(II) systems (M(II) = Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, and Pb) were also carried out.
