One
hexanuclear
cobalt cluster [Co
2IIICo
4II(L)
4(CH
3COO)
2(MeO)
4]·MeOH
(
1)
was synthesized by the reaction of H
2L (H
2L =
2-((2-hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzylideneamino)methyl)phenol)
and Co(OAc)
2·4H
2O in MeOH under solvothermal conditions. Complex
1 crystalizes in the triclinic space group
P with
a =
14.397(3),
b = 16.625(3),
c = 18.992(4) Å,
α = 109.47(3)°,
β = 99.24(3)°,
γ = 112.37(3)°,
Dc = 1.464 g/cm
3,
Z = 2,
V = 3741.7(2) Å
3, the final
R = 0.0781 and
wR = 0.1436
for 13051
observed
reflections with
I > 2
σ(
I). In
the structure of
1,
two cobalt ions are in 3+ oxidation states and four cobalt ions are in 2+
valence states. The six cobalt atoms are held together by six
phenolate oxygen atoms from four L
2– ligands, four oxygen atoms from
two chelating acetates and four
μ3-O
atoms from four MeO
– groups. The
six cobalt atoms are located at six corners of four defective cubanes. Thus,
complex
1 displays tetracubane-like topology. Solid-state
dc magnetic susceptibilities were measured
for
1 in the 2.0~300 K range. Antiferromagnetic
interactions were determined for
1.