Syntheses, Structures, and Magnetic Properties of a Novel mer-[(bbp)FeIII(CN)3]2鈥?/sup> Building Block (bbp: bis(2-benzimidazolyl)pyridine dianion) and Its Related He
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A new symmetrical tricyanide building block mer-[Fe(bbp)(CN)3]2鈥?/sup> [1; bbp = bis(2-benzimidazolyl)pyridine dianion] has been prepared and structurally and magnetically characterized. It forms a new low-spin meridionally capped {FeIIIL(CN)3} fragment with the tridentate bbp ligand. The reaction of 1 with NiII salts in the presence of various ancillary ligands affords several new cyanido-bridged complexes: a trinuclear complex {[Ni(ntb)(MeOH)]2[Fe(bbp)(CN)3][ClO4]2}路2MeOH (2), a tetranuclear compound {[Ni(tren)]2[Fe(bbp)(CN)3]2}路7MeOH (3), and a one-dimensional heterobimetallic system: {[Ni(dpd)2]2[Fe(bbp)(CN)3]2}路9MeOH路3H2O (4) [ntb = tris(2-benzimidazolylmethyl)amine, tren = tris(2-aminoethyl)amine, and dpd = 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediamine]. The structural data shows that 2 is a linear complex in which a central FeIII ion links two adjacent NiII ions via axial cyanides, while 3 is a molecular square that contains cyanido-bridged NiII and FeIII ions at alternate corners. Complex 4 is a one-dimensional system that is composed of alternating cyanido-bridged NiII and FeIII centers. Compounds 2鈥?b>4 display extensive hydrogen bonding and moderately strong 蟺鈥撓€ stacking interactions in the solid state. Magnetic studies show that ferromagnetic exchange is operative within the FeIIILS(渭-CN)NiII units of 2鈥?b>4.