A novel 2-D coordination polymer with mixed azido and alkoxido bridges: Synthesis, structure and magnetic properties

A novel 2-D coordination polymer [Cu2(L)(N3)3]n 1 (HL: 1,5-diaminopentan-3-ol) has been synthesized and its crystal structure and magnetic properties have been studied. The crystal structure of the compound 1 consists of binuclear moieties [Cu2(L)(N3)3] with mixed alkoxido/end-on azido bridges, which are linked by double asymmetric end-on and single asymmetric end-to-end azido bridges, resulting in a 2-D layer extended within the ab crystallographic plane. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility data evidence strong antiferromagnetic interaction between the CuII ions within the binuclear units, which are mediated by the two types of bridges (J = −123(2) cm−1, H = −2JS1S2). The experimental value of the exchange coupling constant is confirmed by DFT calculations.