[Cu(phen)2(CH3COO)](ClO4).2H2O (1) and [Cu(bipy)2(CH3COO)]-(ClO4).H2O (2)
{phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, bipy = 2,2?-bipyridine}were synthesized and
characterized. The complexes were characterized by employying elemental
analyses, infrared and UV-Visible spectroscopy, room temperature magnetic
measurements and the crystal structures elucidated using X-ray diffraction
experiment. The redox properties of the complexes were also investigated.
Both structures have a square pyramidal CuN4O chromophore which exhibit
significant distortions due to long Cu-O [2.217(3) ? for (1) and 2.179 (1)
for (2)] and Cu-N [2.631(2) ? for (1) and 2.714(1) ? for (2)] bonds. This
distortion if further shown by the O-Cu-N bond angles [147.71(8) o for (1)
and 153.40(5) o for (2)]. The elemental analyses further support the
structural details unveiled by the single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.
The infrared spectra shows the acetate vibrational frequencies at 1587
cm-1,1428 cm-1, 1314 cm-1 for (1) and 1571 cm-1, 1441 cm-1, 1319c m-1 for (2)
and the perchlo-rate bands at 1059 cm-1, 720 cm-1 (1) and 1080 cm-1,768 cm-1
(2). The broad d-d bands for the copper ion at 14,514 cm-1(1) and 14,535
cm-1(2) support the adoption of square pyramid geometries. The magnetic
moments for the two complexes are 1.83 B.M for (1) and 1.72 B.M for (2). The
peak to peak values of the two complexes show that the electrode reactions
are quasi-reversibile with ?Ep = 0.023V (1) and 0.025V for (2). In both
structures, there are ?-? intermolecular interactions in addition to hydrogen
bonding between the units.