Three coordination polymers of
copper(II), viz. {[Cu(ida)(4,4'-bipyH)]ClO
4}
(
1), {[Cu
2(ida)
2(
-4,4'-bipy)]·2H
2O}
(
2), and [Cu
2(ida)
2(bpa)]
(
3) have been synthesized by the process of self-assembly using Cu(ida) [ida =iminodiacetate(2-)] as the building block and 4,4'-bipyridyl and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (bpa) as linkers. Crystals of
1 are orthorhombic, of space group
Pna2
1, with
a = 13.8956(12) Å,
b = 16.3362(16) Å,
c = 7.3340(12), and
Z= 4. Both compounds
2 and
3 crystallize in monoclinic space group
P2
1/
a with
a = 10.1887(8) Å (9.6779(10) Åfor
3),
b = 8.0008(11) Å (9.1718(10) Å),
c = 11.6684(9) Å (12.9144(12) Å),
= 98.307(11)
(102.796(18)
), and
Z = 2 (2). Compound
1 has a zigzag chain structure with an extensive hydrogen-bonded network while compounds
2 and
3 are honeycomb (6,3) nets with interpenetrating structures. Variable temperature (2-300 K) magnetic studyindicates the presence of weak antiferromagnetic interactions (
J = 0.82 ± 0.01 cm
-1) in
1 and ferromagnetic in
2 (
J = -0.45 ± 0.05 cm
-1) and
3 (
J = -0.21 ± 0.02 cm
-1). The extent of planarity of the bridging "Cu-O-C-O-Cu" moiety, acting as the super-exchange pathway between the neighboring
copper centers, probably controlsthe sign of the magnetic exchange coupling in these compounds.