Iron(ii) Molecular Framework Materials with 4,4′-Azopyridine

Gregory J. Halder; Cameron J. Kepert

doi:10.1071/CH04290

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Iron(ii) Molecular Framework Materials with 4,4′-Azopyridine

Gregory J. Halder ^A and Cameron J. Kepert ^A ^B

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^A School of Chemistry, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia.

^B Corresponding author. Email: c.kepert@chem.usyd.edu.au

Australian Journal of Chemistry 58(5) 311-314 https://doi.org/10.1071/CH04290
Submitted: 21 December 2004 Accepted: 14 March 2005 Published: 1 May 2005

Abstract

Three new iron(ii) molecular-framework materials incorporating the bridging ligand 4,4′-azopyridine (azpy) have been synthesized and structurally characterized: Fe₂(azpy)₄(NCS)₄·(azpy) (A), Fe(azpy)(NCSe)₂(EtOH)₂·(azpy) (B), and Fe(azpy)₂(NCSe)₂·2(MeCN) (C). A and C consist of non-interpenetrating (4,4) grids of iron(ii) centres bridged by azpy ligands with non-coordinating azpy ligands or acetonitrile molecules occupying the spaces within and between the layers. For B, hydrogen-bonding interactions between coordinated ethanol molecules and non-coordinated azpy ligands link linear Fe–azpy chains to give a two-dimensional framework.

Acknowledgments

We thank B. Moubaraki and K. S. Murray, Monash University, for assistance with the collection of magnetic data, and the Australian Research Council for funding.

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Iron(ii) Molecular Framework Materials with 4,4′-Azopyridine

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