Abstract
A new azido adduct of a tridentate Schiff-base copper(II) complex has been synthesized and characterized structurally and magnetically. X-ray single crystal structure analysis reveals that the asymmetric unit of [Cu2(L)2(µ1,1-N3)2][Cu(L)(N3)] (1) [HL = 1-(N-ortho-hydroxyacetophenimine)-2,2-diethyl-aminoethane] has two independent moieties. One of these forms a dimer, containing end-on azido bridges, with its center of inversion related equivalents. The complex crystallizes in monoclinic space group P21/c with a = 10.112(2), b = 31.938(4), c = 9.718(2) Å and β = 95.00(2)°. Variable temperature magnetic susceptibility data show antiferromagnetic interactions between copper(II) centers.
Acknowledgments
The work was financially supported by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi, by a grant (F.12-9/2002(SR-I)) to SK. We are grateful to RSIC, CDRI, Lucknow, for elemental analyses (on a chargeable basis). Assistance from CAS, Department of Chemistry, is statutorily acknowledged.