Document type
Journal articles
Document subtype
Full paper
Title
Do pi-pi Stacking Interactions Really Play a Role in the Magnetic Coupling Mechanisms of [Cu2(?2-CH3COO)2L2(H2O)2]n+ (L = heterocyclic base, n = 0, 2) Complexes? An ab initio Inspection
Participants in the publication
Nuno A. G. Bandeira (Author)
Daniel Maynau (Author)
Vincent Robert (Author)
Boris Le Guennic (Author)
Summary
The magnetic properties of two bis-acetate binuclear copper(II) complexes, namely [Cu2(?2-CH3COO)2(bpydiol-H)2(H2O)2] (bpydiol-H = mono deprotonated 2,2?-bipyridine-3,3?-diol) and [Cu2(?2-CH3COO)2(phen)2(H2O)2]2+ (phen = 1,10-phenantroline), is revisited using ab initio wave function-based calculations (CASSCF, DDCI). Thanks to an analysis of the magnetic exchange coupling based on localized orbitals, it is shown that, unlike stated in the original work [C. Hou et al. Dalton Trans.2008, 5970], π-π interactions do not contribute to the overall antiferromagnetism character of these complexes.
Date of Publication
2013-06-28
Where published
Inorganic Chemistry
Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 0020-1669
Publisher
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Number of pages
6
Starting page
7980
Last page
7986
Document Identifiers
DOI -
https://doi.org/10.1021/ic400517z
URL -
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic400517z
Rankings
Web Of Science Q1 (2020) - 5.165 - CHEMISTRY, INORGANIC & NUCLEAR - SCIE
SCIMAGO Q1 (2020) - 1.348 - Inorganic Chemistry