[Cu(X-salicylato)2(N,N-diethylnicotinamide)2(H2O)2] complexes: Conformational polymorphism and its consequence in supramolecular hydrogen-bonding networks formation

Abstract

Novel copper(II) X-salicylate complexes with N,N-diethylnicotinamide (dena) of the formula [Cu(RCOO)2(dena)2(H2O)2] (RCOO = 3-methylsalicylate anion (3-Mesal, 1), 4-methylsalicylate anion (4-Mesal, 2), 5-methylsalicylate anion (5-Mesal, 3), 5-methoxysalicylate anion (5-MeOsal, 4) or 4-methoxysalicylate anion (4-MeOsal, 5)), and complex [Cu(3-MeOsal)2(dena)2(H2O)2]{bullet operator}2H2O (3-MeOsal = 3-methoxysalicylate anion (6)) have been prepared in the crystalline forms and characterized by spectroscopic methods (IR, Vis-UV, EPR). All the compounds according to their composition (1-5) seem to possess octahedral copper(II) stereochemistry. The complex 1 has been prepared in two different forms. X-ray analyses of the complexes 1, 4, and 5 were carried out and they featured a tetragonal-bipyramidal geometry around the copper atoms. The tetragonal planes are created by X-salicylate anions bonded to the copper(II) atoms via unidentate carboxylate oxygen atoms and the pyridine ring nitrogen atoms of the neutral ligand N,N-diethylnicotinamide, while in axial positions are water molecules. The two forms of complex 1 present conformation polymorphs and supramolecular isomers. © 2010 The Author(s).