Versatility of 2,6-diacetylpyridine (dap) hydrazones in generating varied molecular architectures: synthesis and structural characterization of a binuclear double helical Zn(II) complex and a Mn(II) coordination polymer.

A binuclear complex of Zn(ii) with formula [Zn(dap(A)(2))](2).2.25DMF (.2.25DMF) and a Mn(ii) coordination polymer with formula [Mn(3)(dap(In)(2))(3)(H(2)O)(2).2DMSO](n) (.2DMSO)(n) have been prepared and structurally characterized [dap(A)(2) = dideprotonated form of 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(anthraniloyl hydrazone); dap(In)(2) = doubly deprotonated form of 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(isonicotinoyl hydrazone)]. In the Zn(ii) complex the molecular units are double helical, with the Zn(ii) ions in a square pyramidal environment. The Mn(ii) complex on the other hand is a coordination polymer containing two different types of hepta-coordinated Mn(ii) ions, which differ in their axial ligands. The magnetic properties of the Mn(ii) complex, along with those of a double helical pyridine bridged binuclear Ni(ii) complex, earlier synthesized by us, are also reported. The ability of the 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis(aroyl hydrazone) ligands to form double helical complexes is analyzed in terms of the conformational flexibility of the ligands. The differences in the magnetic properties of the micro-N bridged binuclear complexes formed by 1,1 azido N-bridging ligands, and pyridine N-bridging ligands, is analyzed with the help of EHMO calculations.