Magnetic properties of copper(II) salts of some carboxylic acids

Abstract

The copper(II) salts of diethyl-, cyano-, methoxy-, ethoxy, phenoxy-, o-chlorophenoxy-, and p-nitrophenoxyacetate have been prepared, and their magnetic properties determined. Although the hydration number was not constant for the series of compounds, the data suggest that both polymeric and dimeric complexes are formed. Unexpectedly, copper phenoxyacetate monohydrate exhibited properties characteristic of a magnetically dilute compound over the temperature range 77–300°K.