Synthesis, structure, and properties of poly-bis(μ-diethylphosphinato)copper(II)
The preparation, magnetic properties, electronic and infrared spectra, and molecular structure of poly-bis(μ-diethylphosphinato)copper(II) are described. Crystals of poly-bis(μ-diethylphosphinato)copper(II) are triclinic, a = 7.700(1), b = 9.807(1), c = 10.101(1) Å, α = 90.48(1), β = 104.77(1), γ = 112.21(1)°, Z = 2, space group [Formula: see text]. The structure was solved by direct methods and was refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to R = 0.025 and Rw = 0.032 for 3491 reflections with I ≥ 3σ(I). The polymeric structure consists of Cu atoms with flattened tetrahedral coordination geometry linked by double phosphinate bridges. Mean bond lengths (corrected for libration) are: Cu—O, 1.924(3), P—O, 1.526(4), and P—C, 1.807(4) Å. Assignment of the electronic spectrum using a crystal field model gives Dq = 1665 cm−1 and Cp = 1800 cm−1. Magnetic susceptibility studies give no evidence for magnetic concentration over the temperature range 80 to 300 K.