Structural diversity and magnetic properties of copper(II) quinaldinate compounds with amino alcohols

Podjed, Nina (author), Modec, Barbara (author), Clérac, Rodolphe (author), Rouzières, Mathieu (author), Alcaide, María M. (author), López-Serrano, Joaquín (author)

The reactions between [Cu(quin)$_2$(H$_2$O)] (quin$^–$ = the anionic form of quinoline-2-carboxylic acid) and a series of aliphatic amino alcohols have yielded structurally very diverse copper(II) complexes, labelled a–g. Single-crystal X-ray structure analysis has revealed either intact amino alcohol molecules or amino alcoholate ions serving as ligands. In type a complexes, the amino alcohols are bound in a monodentate manner via NH$_2$. Engagement of both functional groups in coordination was observed for types b and e (a bidentate chelating mode) and type c (a bidentate bridging one) complexes. In view of the strong bidentate chelating coordination of quinaldinate in [Cu(quin)$_2$(H$_2$O)], the formation of homoleptic amino alcohol complexes e was not anticipated. Equally surprising was the transformation of a mononuclear starting material into a one-dimensional (1D) coordination polymer, [Cu(quin)$_2$]$_n$ (g). Spontaneous deprotonation of some amino alcohols and coordination of, thus formed, amino alcoholates via both donors also took place. Dinuclear complexes (d) contained two bridging amino alcoholates, whilst bidentate chelating mode was observed for type f. Interestingly, the dinuclear complex exists as two isomers which differ in the position of quinaldinates with respect to the Cu(μ-OR)$_2$Cu core. DFT calculations on isolated syn- and anti-[Cu$_2$(quin)$_2$(3a1pO)$_2$] (3a1pO$^–$ = anion of 3-amino-1-propanol) have shown the syn isomer to be more stable. The explanation lies in the intramolecular π⋯π stacking of quinaldinates, possible only in this isomer. Magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed antiferromagnetic interactions between S = 1/2 copper(II) spins in all the studied compounds except in [Cu(quin)$_2$]$_n$ (g) for which weak ferromagnetic couplings are detected.

• Language: English
• Keywords: copper(II) complexes, quinaldinate, amino alcohols, crystal structure, magnetic properties, DFT calculations
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: FKKT - Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2022
• Number of pages: Str. 6899-6920
• Numbering: Vol. 46, iss. 15
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-141874
• UDC: 546.562
• ISSN on article: 1369-9261
• DOI: 10.1039/D2NJ00296E
• COBISS.SI-ID: 104885763
• Publication date in RUL: 10.10.2022

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: New journal of chemistry
• Shortened title: New j. chem.
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• ISSN: 1369-9261
• COBISS.SI-ID: 22573573

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• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: bakrovi(II) kompleksi, kinaldinat, amino alkoholi, kristalne strukture, magnetne lastnosti, DFT izračuni