Crystal structures and magnetic properties of nickel complexes with hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand and double bridged by phosphate esters

Inorg Chem. 2011 Jan 17;50(2):437-43. doi: 10.1021/ic100980x. Epub 2010 Dec 13.

Abstract

The reaction between [NiTp*(μ-OH)]2 (Tp* = hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpyrazolyl)borate) and (RO)2P(O)OH (R = Et, Bu, 4-NO2-Ph) affords the dinuclear nickel phosphates [NiTp*(μ-O2P(OR)2)]2 (R = Et (1), Bu (2), 4-NO2-Ph (3)), which have been studied by spectroscopic methods (IR, UV-vis, and (1)H NMR). In chloroform solution, those complexes exhibit isotropically shifted (1)H NMR resonances. Their molecular structures reveal that they all have an eight-membered Ni2O4P2 ring which possesses two nickel centers bridged to each other by two isobidentate phosphate ligands. Magnetic studies on 1-3 and other similar complexes (4 and 5) reveal antiferromagnetic behavior at low temperatures as well as an interesting correlation between calculated D values and the planarity of eight-membered Ni2O4P2 rings.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Borates / chemistry*
  • Esters / chemistry*
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Ligands
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
  • Magnetics
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Nickel / chemistry*
  • Phosphates / chemistry*
  • Pyrazoles / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Borates
  • Esters
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Ligands
  • Phosphates
  • Pyrazoles
  • hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate
  • Nickel