title: A new type of paddle-wheel coordination complex.
abstract: In the presence of Na(+) ions, the reaction of the ligand 2-hydroxy-1,3-bis-(3-oxo-3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-propionyl)-benzene, H5L4, with M(AcO)2 salts (M = Mn, Co) gathers the conditions for the assembly of coordination complexes (NBu4)3[M2Na2(H2L4)3] (M = Mn(II) 1 and Co(II) 2), which exhibit a new paddle-wheel structure. The features of this new category of compounds are discussed as well as their magnetic properties and solution behaviour.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química Inorgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 645, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Leoní A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Barrios
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Borilovic
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salinas Uber
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aguilà
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Roubeau
authors.forename: Guillem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aromí