Hydrogen bond and exchange interaction in the (CuSO4)(en)·2H2O and (CuSO4)(en)·2D2O organometallic compounds

The influence of the replacement of hydrogen with deuterium in molecules of water of crystallization in the structure of the (CuSO4)(en) · 2H2O and (CuSO4)(en)·2D2O organometallic compound molecules on exchange interaction between copper ions was studied. The X-ray structural data and the data on angular anisotropy of the effective g-factor of Cu2+ ions in both compounds show that distortions of the initial structure caused by deuteration are minimum. A comparative analysis of the width of the exchange coupled EPR lines of the two compounds is indicative of a decrease in the exchange parameter in the deuterated sample, which substantiates the participation of H-bonds in exchange interactions in the systems studied.