Structures and Electronic Spectra of Aquadiiminebis(succinimidato)copper(II) Complexes with Square Pyramidal [CuN4O] Chromophores (Diimine = 1,10-Phenanthroline and 2,2′-Bipyridine)

Copper(II) complexes [Cu(succim)2(phen)H2O]·H2O (1) (succim = succinimidate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) and [Cu(succim)2(bpy)H2O] (2) (bpy = 2,2′-bipyridine) were prepared and the crystal structures were determined by X-ray crystallography. The coordination geometries are found to be five-coordinated square-based pyramidal [CuN4O] for each complex. Crystal data for complex 1 are monoclinic with space group P21/n; a = 9.602(4), b = 12.003(4), c = 17.618(4) A; β = 100.38(3)°; V = 1997(1) A3; Z = 4. Crystal data for complex 2 are monoclinic with space group P21/n; a = 9.616(2), b = 11.616(3), c = 15.871(2) A; β = 90.61(2)°; V = 1772.8(6) A3; Z = 4. The axial Cu–O(water) bond distances of the present complexes (2.548(5) A for 1 and 2.673(4) A for 2) are appreciable longer than those of other square pyramidal trans-[CuN4O] complexes. The diffuse reflectance spectra showing a broad peak at about 17000 cm−1 were analyzed by means of Gaussian curve fitting and angular overlap model (AOM) calculations with respec...