Effect of the apical ligand on the geometry and magnetic properties of copper(ii)/mesoxalate trinuclear units

Dalton Trans. 2017 Apr 19;46(16):5260-5268. doi: 10.1039/c7dt00594f.

Abstract

Three new heterometallic metal-organic frameworks, namely, {(Ph4P)2[MnCu3(Hmesox)3Br(H2O)]·H2O}n (1), {(Ph4P)2[CoCu3(Hmesox)3Br]}n (2) and {(Ph4P)2[ZnCu3(Hmesox)3Br]·2.5H2O}n (3) were prepared and their structure and magnetic properties were investigated (H4mesox = mesoxalic acid, Ph4P+ = tetraphenylphosphonium). The structure of all the compounds consist of two interpenetrating opposite-chirality supramolecular cationic and polymeric anionic 3-D (10,3)-a networks, which results in chiral compounds. The anionic network is formed from the polymerization of [Cu3(Hmesox)3Br]4- units, working as three connectors, and M(ii) cations, working as three-connecting nodes, M = Mn(ii), Co(ii) and Zn(ii). The Ph4P+ cations build the cationic chiral supramolecular network opposite to the anionic one. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibit long-range magnetic ordering with critical temperatures of 7.2 K and 6.9 K, respectively. However, compound 3 does not display long-range order, but shows ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic coupling among the Cu(ii) ions. The magnetic interactions are studied by DFT calculations and compared with related Cu(ii)-mesoxalate compounds previously reported.