Tridentate/tetradentate Schiff base ligands L
1 and L
2, derived from the condensation of
o-vanillin or pyridine-2-aldehyde with
N,
N-dimethylethylenediammine, react with nickel acetate or perchlorate salt and azide, cyanate, orthiocyanate to give rise to a series of dinuclear complexes of formulas [Ni(L
1)(
1,1-N
3)Ni(L
1)(N
3)(OH
2)]·H
2O (
1),{[Ni(L
1)(
1,1-NCS)Ni(L
1)(NCS)(OH
2)][Ni(L
1)(
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-CH
3COO)Ni(L
1)( NCS) (OH
2)]} (
2) {[
2A][
2B]}, [Ni(L
1)(
1,1-NCO)Ni(L
1)(NCO)(OH
2)]·H
2O (
3), and [Ni(L
2-OMe)(
1,1-N
3)(N
3)]
2 (
4), where L
1 = Me
2N(CH
2)
2NCHC
6H
3(O
-)(OCH
3) and L
2= Me
2N(CH
2)
2NCHC
6H
3N. We have characterized these complexes by analytical, spectroscopic, and variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements. The coordination geometry around all of the Ni(II) centers is adistorted octahedron with bridging azide, thiocyanate/acetate, or cyanate in a
1,1 mode and
2-phenolate oxygenion for
1-3, respectively, or with a double-bridging azide for
4. The magnetic properties of the complexes werestudied by magnetic susceptibility (
M) versus temperature measurements. The
M ![](/images/gifchars/nu.gif)
s
T plot reveals that compounds
1 and
4 are strongly ferromagnetically coupled,
3 shows a weak ferromagnetic behavior, and
2 is very weaklyantiferromagnetically coupled.