Abstract
Three binuclear copper(II) complexes bridged by three different bridging ligands: μ-TPHA (terephthalato), μ-PHTA (phthalato) and μ-TCB (tetracarboxylatobenzene) have been synthesized. The crystal structure of [{Cu(dipn)}2(μ-TPHA)](ClO4)2 where dipn = N-(3-aminopropyl)-1,3-propanediamine was solved at room temperature. The [{Cudipn}2(μ-TPHA)](ClO4)2 complex consists of a μ-terephthalato bridging binuclear copper(II) cationic unit and two non-coordinated perchlorate anions. The TPHA ligand bridges in a bismonodentate fashion. The environment of the copper(II) ion is a distorted plane-square-planar coordination sphere. The magnetic properties of the three complexes have been investigated in the 75–300 K range, and show that the geometry of the CuII atom is the important factor for magnetic interactions in the terephthalato bridging binuclear copper(II) complexes.