[W(bipy)(CN)6]-: a suitable metalloligand in the design of heterotrimetallic complexes. The first Cu(II)Ln(III)W(V) trinuclear complexes

Inorg Chem. 2012 May 7;51(9):4906-8. doi: 10.1021/ic300544m. Epub 2012 Apr 20.

Abstract

The first 3d-4f-5d heterotrimetallic complexes using [W(V)(bipy)(CN)(6)](-) as a metalloligand were synthesized (bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine). The structural and magnetic properties of three [Cu(II)Ln(III)W(V)] complexes (Ln = Gd, Ho, Tb) are discussed.