Synthesis, spectroscopic, magnetic and thermal properties of bimetallic salts, [Ni(L)][MCl4] [where M=Co(II), Zn(II), Hg(II) and L=3,7-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,3,5,7-tetraazabicyclo(3.3.1)nonane]. X-ray structure of [Ni(L)][CoCl4].

New bimetallic complex salts corresponding to the formulation [Ni(L)][MCl(4)] have been synthesized by the facile reaction between [Ni(L)](ClO(4))(2) and [MCl(2)(PPh(3))(2)] in high yields [where M=Co(II), Zn(II), Hg(II) and L=3,7-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,3,5,7-tetraazabicyclo(3.3.1)nonane]. The complexes were characterized by IR, electronic spectra, TGA/DSC, magnetic moment and conductivity measurements. The X-ray crystal structure for [Ni(L)][CoCl(4)] clearly establishes the cationic-anionic interaction. It crystallizes in the space group P1 with unit cell dimensions a=7.1740(15)A, b=8.1583(16)A and c=8.3102(16)A. A square-planar geometry is evident for the [Ni(L)](2+) cation while the anion is found to be tetrahedral. A two-step thermolytic pattern is observed in the pyrolysis of the bimetallic complex salts.

catena-Poly[[µ-bromido-(µ-hydroxydi-2-pyridylmethano-lato-κN,O:O,N')dicopper(II)(Cu-Cu)]-di-µ-bromido].

The title complex, [Cu(2)Br(3)(C(11)H(9)N(2)O(2))](n), was one of three isolated by slow evaporation of an acetonitrile reaction mixture of CuBr(2) with di-2-pyridyl ketone (1:1 molar ratio). The title complex contains a 2:1 metal-to-ligand ratio of copper(II) with the hydrated form of the ligand, di-2-pyridylmethane-diol. The two copper centers are bridged by a bromide ion and the alk-oxy O atom, and the Cu-Cu distance is 2.9801 (5) Å. The dimeric units are further linked by bromide ions, leading to a two-dimensional extended bridged structure. O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are present in the crystal structure.

Di-µ-bromido-bis-[bromido(di-2-pyridylmethane-diol-κN,N')copper(II)] dihydrate.

The centrosymmetric title complex, [Cu(2)Br(4)(C(11)H(10)N(2)O(2))(2)]·2H(2)O, was one of three complexes isolated by slow evaporation of an acetonitrile reaction mixture of CuBr(2) with di-2-pyridyl ketone (1:1 molar ratio). The title complex contains a 1:1 metal-to-ligand ratio of copper(II) with the hydrated form of the ligand di-2-pyridylmethane-diol. The copper centers are bridged by bromide donors, leading to a Cu-Cu distance of 4.090 (6) Å. The crystals form as non-merohedral twins with two components related by a 180° rotation around the normal to [100]; the selected sample had a twin ratio of 0.63:0.37.