Cyanide-bridged one-dimensional bimetallic complexes based on a tridentate copper(II) building block: synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties

The reactions of [MIII(CN)6]3− (M = Cr or Co) with CuII complexes of a tridentate schiff base [Cu(aemp)Cl] or [Cu(aemp)Ac]2 (Haemp = 2-[(2-amino-ethylimino)-methyl]-phenol) give rise to 1D cyanide-bridged bimetallic coordination polymers [Cu4(aemp)4(H2O)2][Cr(CN)6]Cl (1) and [Cu3(aemp)3(H2O)][Co(CN)6]·2H2O·MeOH (2). In complex 1, the six cyanide ligands of the [Cr(CN)6]3− moiety are involved in bridging, while in complex 2 only five cyanide ligands act as bridges to give a neutral chain. Magnetic studies reveal that complex 1 exhibits intermetallic ferromagnetic coupling, with J = 8.2 cm−1.