A chiral copper(II) inverse-9-metallacrown-3 complex: Synthesis, crystal structure, ferroelectric and magnetic properties

Guang Xiang Liu, Wei Guo, Sadafumi Nishihara, Xiao Ming Ren

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Abstract

The reaction of phenyl 2-pyridyl ketoxime (PhPyCNOH) with Cu(NO 3)2·3H2O in methanol results in the chiral trinuclear complex [Cu3(OH)(PhPyCNO)3(NO 3) (CH3OH)]·(NO3) (1), which has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure of 1 exhibits a triangle of Cu(II) ions, centered by a triply bridging hydroxo ligand and with three edge-bridging oximate groups from the three PhPyCNO- ions. Preliminary variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility studies reveal an antiferromagnetically-coupled system showing antisymmetric exchange. Complex 1 crystallizes in an acentric space group (P21) that belongs to a polar point group, which displays second harmonic generation response and ferroelectric behavior, and provides a new strategy for designing functional coordination complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)165-169
Number of pages5
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume368
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Mar 2011

Keywords

  • Crystal structure
  • Ferroelectric properties
  • Magnetic properties
  • Oxime complex

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