Synthesis of [Cu2(Me2[9]aneN2S)2(OH)2](PF6)2, a Hydroxo-Bridged Copper(II) Complex of N,N′-Dimethyl-1-thia-4,7-diazacyclononane (Me2[9]aneN2S). X-Ray Structural Analysis, Magnetic Susceptibility, E.P.R. and Visible Spectroscopy
The bis(µ-hydroxo) complex [Cu 2 (Me 2 [9]aneN 2 S) 2 (OH) 2 ] (PF 6 ) 2 (Me 2 [9]aneN 2 S = N,N′-dimethyl-1-thia-4,7- diazacyclononane) results after reaction of [Cu(Me 2 [9]aneN 2 S)(MeCN)] (PF 6 ) with dioxygen at −78°C in acetonitrile. The complex has been characterized by X-ray crystallography: orthorhombic, space group Pnma, with a 18.710(3), b 16.758(2), c 9.593(2) Å, and Z = 4. The structure refined to a final R value of 0.051. The complex contains two copper(II) ions bridged by two hydroxo groups with Cu···Cu 2.866(1) Å. The solid-state magnetic susceptibility study reveals ferromagnetic coupling, the fitting parameters being J = +46±5 cm −1 , g = 2.01±0.01 and ? = −0.58±0.03 K. The frozen-solution e.p.r. spectrum in dimethyl sulfoxide is characteristic of a monomeric copper(II) ion (g ‖ 2.300, g ⊥ 2.063; A ‖156.2 × 10 −4 cm −1 , A ⊥ 9.0 × 10 −4 cm −1 ) with an N 2 O 2 donor set. Thioether coordination to the copper(II) in solution is supported by the presence of an intense absorption assigned to a σ(S)→Cu II LMCT transition at c. 34000 cm −1 . The single-crystal spectrum of [Cu 2 (Me 2 [9]aneN 2 S) 2 (OH) 2 ] (PF 6 ) 2 (273 K) reveals d→d transitions at 14500 and 18300 cm −1 and a weak π(S)→Cu II charge-transfer band at approximately 25000 cm −1.