Two new one-dimensional (1-D) 3d-5d cyano-bridged bimetallic assemblies, {[Co
3II(DMF)
12][W
V(CN)
8]
2]}
(
1) and{[Mn
3II(bipy)
2(DMF)
8][W
V(CN)
8]
2}
(
2), have been synthesized and characterized, where bipy stands for 2,2'-bipyridineand DMF represents
N,
N-dimethylformamide. The X-ray analyses show that the two complexes belong to the
Pspace group with
Z = 1 and C
52H
84N
28O
12Co
3W
2,
a = 11.690(3) Å,
b = 12.703(3) Å,
c = 13.712(3) Å,
=86.889(4)
,
= 73.256(4)
, and
= 77.033(4)
for
1 and C
60H
72N
28O
8Mn
3W
2,
a = 10.672(2) Å,
b = 13.024(3)Å,
c = 16.000(3) Å,
= 78.32(3)
,
= 75.69(3)
, and
= 66.63(3)
for
2. The structures of the two complexesare similar and consist of 12-atom rhombic M
2W
2(CN)
4 (M = Co (
1), Mn (
2)) units, which act as a basic componentto be repeatedly connected through W-C-N-M-N-C-W linkages to form a one-dimensional infinite 3,2-chain;these chains are well separated by the DMF molecules or 2,2'-bipyridines coordinated to the metal ions Co
2+ for
1 and Mn
2+ for
2. Magnetic studies, including linear and nonlinear ac susceptibility measurements, demonstratethat the long-range magnetic ordering and spin glass behavior coexist in the two 1-D compounds.