title: Structures and physical properties of oligomeric and polymeric metal complexes based on bis(pyridyl)-substituted TTF ligands and an inorganic analogue.
abstract: The bis(pyridyl)-substituted TTF derivative, 2,6(7)-bis(4-pyridyl)-1,4,5,8-tetrathiafulvalene (TTF(py)(2)), and an inorganic analogue, [Ni(4-pedt)(2)] (4-pedt = 1-(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene-1,2-dithiolate), were used as bridging ligands to construct two multinuclear complexes {Co(II)(2)(Tp(Ph2))(2)(OAc)(2)[TTF(py)(2)]} (1, Tp(Ph2) = hydridotri(3,5-diphenylpyrazol-1-yl)borate) and {Co(II)(2)(Tp(Ph2))(2)(OAc)(2)[Ni(4-pedt)(2)]} (2), and two 1D zigzag chain complexes, {[M(II)(tta)(2)][TTF(py)(2)]}(n) (M = Cu for 3, and Mn for 4; tta = thenoyltrifluoroacetonate). X-Ray structural studies indicate that complexes 1 and 2 are very similar as a result of the isolobal analogy between TTF(py)(2) and [Ni(4-pedt)(2)], whereas complexes 3 and 4 are isostructural. The absorption spectra, electrochemical and magnetic properties for these new complexes have been studied. The results show that the interactions between the paramagnetic ions are weak owing to the large separation of the bridging ligands of TTFs and the inorganic analogue.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Ru
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ling-Chen
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiong
authors.forename: Xiao-Wei
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.forename: Xiao-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jing-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Xiao-Zeng
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authors.lastname: You