Structure and magnetic properties of a novel copper halide framework {[tBuNH3]2[Cu3(μ3-OH)(μ2-H2O)Cl7]}n synthesized via in situ templation

Abstract

The use of the tris(alkylamido)phosphate OP[N(H)^tBu]₃ as an in situ source of the templating agent [^tBuNH₃]⁺ produces the copper halide chain {[^tBuNH₃]₂[Cu₃(μ₃-OH)(μ₂-H₂O)Cl₇]}_n (1) in a solvothermal process; the novel antiferromagnetically coupled trinuclear fragment Cu₃(OH)(H₂O)Cl₇ is the building block in the polymeric anion in 1.