The
utilization of 2,6-bis(imidazo[1,5-a]pyridin-3-yl)pyridine (bipp)
and 3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[1, 5-a]pyridine (pip) in the compounds of manganese(II) and
copper(I) ions is presented. Two complexes, [Mn(bipp)(SO
4)(H
2O)]
n (
1) and [Cu(pip)
2]ClO
4 (
2), were prepared with different characteristics in structure. Compound
1 exhibits
a one-dimensional chain topology, and
2 is a homoleptic Cu(I) complex. The
dc magnetic susceptibility investigations reveal the antiferromagnetic (AF) Mn
II···Mn
II interactions in complex
1. The catalytic activity of compound
2 toward ketalization reactions was
studied. Complex
2 exhibits high
activity for the ketalization transformations
of aliphatic ketones.