[Mnii2(bpym)(H2O)8]4+ and [Miv(CN)8]4− (M = Mo and W) as building blocks in designing bpym- and cyanide-bridged bimetallic three-dimensional networks (bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidine)†
Abstract
One-pot reaction between the dinuclear [MnII2(bpym)(H2O)8]4+ complex and the mononuclear [MIV(CN)8]4− unit (M = Mo and W; bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidine) in aqueous solution yields the novel heterobimetallic complexes of formula {(μ-bpym)[Mn(H2O)]2-(μ-NC)6M(CN)2} with M = Mo (1) and W (2). 1 and 2 are isostructural three-dimensional compounds where the manganese atoms are bridged by bisbidentate bpym and hexakismonodentate octacyanometalate units. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility data of 1 and 2 show the occurrence of a significant antiferromagnetic coupling between the high spin manganese(II) ions through bridging bpym (Jca. −1.1 cm−1, the exchange Hamiltonian being defined as H = −JSA·SB).