Electronic and Structural Properties of Iron(II) and Nickel(II) Cationic Complexes of 2-(Pyrazin-2-ylamino)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazole

Abstract

Complex salts containing the [Fe^IIN₆]²⁺ derivative of 2-(pyrazin-2-ylamino)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazole (pzaptH) undergo continuous, temperature-induced singlet (¹A₁) quintet (⁵T₂) transitions with the transition temperature being dependent on the nature of the counter anion and the presence of solvate water, the latter tending to stabilize the singlet state. A transition is also observed for the fluoroborate salt in methanol solution. The extent of stabilization of the singlet state for iron(II) in these complexes is somewhat greater than in those derived from the previously studied 2-(pyridin-2-ylamino)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazole. The crystal structures of [Fe(pzaptH)₂] [CF₃SO₃]₂ and [Ni(pzaptH)₂] [BF₄]₂.2H₂O have been determined. The average Fe-N distance is 1·985 Å, a value consistent with the essentially low-spin nature of the complex at room temperature, and the average Ni-N distance is 2·089 Å. In both complexes the bridging >NH group is involved in hydrogen bonding to the anions and, in the nickel complex, also to the solvate water. The uncoordinated nitrogen of the pyrazine ring is not hydrogen-bonded. Bis[2-(pyrazin-2-ylamino)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazole]iron(II) triflate: triclinic, space group P ^-1, a 8·794(5), b 11·082(6), c 17·49(1) Å, α 77·59(4), β 86·80(4), γ 84·21(4)°, Z 2. Bis[2-(pyrazin-2-ylamino)-4-(pyridin-2-yl)thiazole]nickel(II) tetrafluoroborate dihydrate: monoclinic, space group P 21/c, a 8·784(3), b 8·795(2), c 41·16(1) Å, β 94·58(2)°, Z 4.