Synthesis of a New Schiff Base-like Trinucleating Ligand and its Copper, Vanadyl, and Iron Complexes - Influence of the Bridging Ligand on the Magnetic Properties

Iron(II) complexes with N2O2 coordinating Schiff base-like equatorial ligand and 1,2-bis(pyridin-2-ylethynyl)benzene as axial pincer ligand

Three new unique mononuclear iron(II) pincer complexes were synthesized using 1,2-bis(pyridin-2-ylethynyl)benzene as axially coordinating pincer ligand and N₂O₂ coordinating Schiff base-like equatorial ligands. Magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal that all three complexes remain in the high spin state throughout the entire temperature range investigated. Reasons for this are restraining sterical interactions revealed in the single crystal x-ray structure analysis and extended DFT-computational studies of one of the pincer complexes. Those interactions also lead to the formation of unexpected side products during the synthesis such as a complex with two ethanol molecules as axial ligand, whose x-ray structure was determined.

Novel Cu(ii) complexes with NNO-Schiff base-like ligands – structures and magnetic properties

The X-ray structures and magnetic properties of 22 copper(ii) complexes, derived from six new tridentate Schiff base-like ligands and various conterions, are discussed.