Abstract
In this study, {[Cu2(µ-HCO2)4](µ-Mepyrz)} n (1), [Cu2(µ-HCO2)4(Mepyrz)2] (2), {[Cu2(µ-AcO)4](µ-Mepyrz)} n (3), [Cu2(µ-AcO)4(Mepyrz)2] (4), [Cu2(µ-AcO)4(2,3-Me2pyrz)2] (5), [Cu2(µ-AcO)4(2,6-Me2pyrz)2] (6), and {[Cu2(µ-AcO)4](µ-2,5-Me2pyrz)} n (7) have been synthesized and characterized by chemical analysis and electronic spectroscopy. Compounds 2, 4, 5, and 6, characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, are composed of molecular dimers based on a paddle-wheel motif with two coppers, four syn–syn carboxylates, and two ligands coordinated to copper in the axial positions. In 7, chains of [Cu2(µ-AcO)4] dimers with 2,5-Me2pyrz as bridging ligands are formed. Magnetic properties and electron paramagnetic resonance results of the compounds are also described.
Acknowledgments
This work was supported by the “Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa” in a program co-financed by the European Union (FEDER).