title: Di-2-pyridyl ketone/benzoate/azide combination as a source of copper(II) clusters and coordination polymers: dependence of the product identity on the solvent.
abstract: The reactions of di-2-pyridyl ketone with Cu(O2CPh)2 in the presence of NaN3 and LiOH have led to an antiferromagnetically coupled (S = 0) Cu(II)6 cluster with a novel core and to (Cu(II)8)n and (Cu(II)2)n coordination polymers (the former 1D and the latter 2D) with interesting structures. The cluster or polymer formation depends on the reaction solvent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, Patras 26504, Greece.
authors.forename: Theocharis C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Stamatatos
authors.forename: Vassilis
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tangoulis
authors.forename: Catherine P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Raptopoulou
authors.forename: Aris
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Terzis
authors.forename: Giannis S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Papaefstathiou
authors.forename: Spyros P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlepes