Organo-Functionalized Lacunary Double Cubane-Type Oxometallates: Synthesis, Structure, and Properties of [(MIICl)2(VIVO)2{((HOCH2CH2)(H)N(CH2CH2O))(HN(CH2CH2O)2)}2] (M=Co, Zn)

Organofunctionalized tetranuclear clusters [((MCl)-Cl-II)(2)((VO)-O-IV)(2){((HOCH2CH2)(H)N(CH2CH2O))(HN(CH2CH2O)(2))}(2)] (1, M=Co, 2: M=Zn) containing an unprecedented oxometallacyclic {M2V2Cl2N4O8} (M=Co, Zn) framework have been prepared by solvothermal reactions. The new oxo-alkoxide compounds were fully characterized by spectroscopic methods, magnetic susceptibility measurement, DFT and ab initio computational methods, and complete single-crystal X-ray diffraction structure analysis. The isostructural clusters are formed of edge-sharing octahedral {VO5N} and trigonal bipyramidal {MO3NCl} units. Diethanolamine ligates the bimetallic lacunary double cubane core of 1 and 2 in an unusual two-mode fashion, unobserved previously. In the crystalline state, the clusters of 1 and 2 are joined by hydrogen bonds to form a three-dimensional network structure. Magnetic susceptibility data indicate weakly antiferromagnetic interactions between the vanadium centers [J(iso)(V-IV-V-IV)=-5.4(1); -3.9(2) cm(-1)], and inequivalent antiferromagnetic interactions between the cobalt and vanadium centers [J(iso) (V-IV-Co-II)=-12.6 and -7.5 cm(-1)] contained in 1.

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Two organofunctionalized tetranuclear clusters with unprecedented frameworks were synthesized via solvothermal reactions, characterized by various methods, and shown to have complex structures with magnetic properties. Diethanolamine binds to the bimetallic cores in an unusual way, forming a three-dimensional network structure through hydrogen bonds in the crystal state.