Structural and Magnetic Properties of Chromium(III) Dimers

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9 Structural and Magnetic Properties of Chromium(III) Dimers

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DEREK J. HODGSON U n i v e r s i t y of N o r t h C a r o l i n a , C h a p e l Hill, N.C. 27514

Introduction A number of s t r u c t u r a l i n v e s t i g a t i o n s in our l a b o r a t o r y and elsewhere have demonstrated that complexes of stoichiometry [Cu(L)OH]22+, where L is a bidentate l i g a n d , c o n t a i n a dimeric u n i t i n which two copper(II) centers are bridged by two hydroxo groups (1-5), and much of our recent research has been d i r e c t e d towards the c o r r e l a t i o n of the s t r u c t u r a l and magnetic p r o p e r t i e s of dimers of t h i s type (6,7). We have r e c e n t l y extended these s t u d i e s to chromium(III) complexes of the type [Cr(L) OH]2n+, where L i s again a bidentate l i g a n d , and i n t h i s paper I d e s c r i b e the r e s u l t s of our work i n t h i s area. The s t r u c t u r e s with which we are concerned are molecules or ions of the type shown i n f i g u r e 1, i n which we have two chromium ( I I I ) centers which are bridged by two hydroxo groups i n a planar array; the remaining c o o r d i n a t i o n s i t e s of the chromium octahedron are occupied by the bidentate l i g a n d s . For a symmetric bidentate l i g a n d , there are two p o s s i b l e geometries f o r t h i s dimer: if, i n f i g u r e 1, atoms AN(1) and AN(10), BN(1) and BN(10), e t c . form the c h e l a t e r i n g s , the dimer l a c k s an i n v e r s i o n center but has approximately D symmetry, but i f , f o r example, the c h e l a t i o n at C r ( l ) i s changed to AN(1)-BN(10) and BN(1)-AN(10) while that at Cr(2) i s unchanged the dimer has an i n v e r s i o n center and approximates C symmetry. Each of these geometries i s found. I t should be noted, however, that i n both of these geometries we maintain a planar b r i d g i n g u n i t and octahedral c o o r d i n a t i o n at the metal. Sinn (8) and G l i c k (9) have noted the i n f l u e n c e of the geometry at copper on the magnetic i n t e r a c t i o n s i n copper dimers, but here we are able to keep the geometry at the metal center approximately constant. 2

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The magnetic p r o p e r t i e s of these systems have been examined by my colleague, Professor W.E. H a t f i e l d . The Van Vleck equation f o r exchange coupled C r ( I I I ) ions (S = 3/2,3/2) can be w r i t t e n (10) as

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2 exp(2J/kT) + 10 exy(6J/kT) + 28 exy(12J/kT) 1+3 exp(2J/kT) + 5 exp(6J/kT) + 7 exp(12JA!T)

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where J i s the exchange coupling constant and -2J represents the energy d i f f e r e n c e between the s i n g l e t ground s t a t e and the t r i p l e t f i r s t e x c i t e d s t a t e . As a r e s u l t of the presence of a manif o l d of r e l a t i v e l y low-lying paramagnetic e x c i t e d s t a t e s , however, i t has been suggested (11) that the Van Vleck expression should be modified by the i n c l u s i o n of b i q u a d r a t i c exchange.This gives r i s e to the Hamiltonian

H

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2 exp[(2eT-6.5j)/feff}f 10 exp[ (6J-13.5.1)/kT] + 28 exp[ (12e7-9.7)/kT] 1.0+3 exp[(2J-6.5j)/kT] + 5 exp [ (6J-13.5j) /kT]+7 exp [ (12J-9j)/kT] In t h i s modified form of the Van Vleck equation, the energy se­ p a r a t i o n between the s i n g l e t ground s t a t e and t r i p l e t f i r s t e x c i t e d s t a t e , ΔΕ, i s -2J + 6.5j. Since i t i s our aim to c o r r e l a t e s t r u c t u r a l and magnetic p r o p e r t i e s , t h i s d i s c u s s i o n deals only with complexes whose s t r u c t u r e s have been p r e c i s e l y determined and does not include the l a r g e number of complexes (12-16) f o r which only magnetic data are a v a i l a b l e . G l y c i n a t o Complex The f i r s t s t r u c t u r e which was determined was that of the g l y c i n a t o complex [Cr(gly)2OH]2 > which c r y s t a l l i z e s i n the mono­ c l i n i c space group Ρ2χ/η with two dimers Jn a c e l l of dimensions a = 5.691(3), b= 16.920(9), a - 7.900(4) A, and 3 - 79.90(3)° (17,18). With only two dimers i n the c e l l , i t i s apparent that there must be an i n v e r s i o n center i n the middle of the dimer, and that the molecule must be of the approximately type; an examination of the s t r u c t u r e , which i s shown i n f i g u r e 2, v e r i ­ f i e s t h i s conclusion. The Cr-Cr and 0-0 separations i n the b r i d g i n g u n i t are 2.974(2) and 2.575(6) A, r e s p e c t i v e l y , and the s i m i l a r i t y of the two independent b r i d g i n g Cr-0 bond lengths of 1.966(4) and 1.968(4) A demonstrates that the b r i d g i n g i n t h i s u n i t i s symmetric. The s t r u c t u r a l parameter of greatest i n t e r e s t i s the value of the Cr-0-Cr b r i d g i n g angle, φ, and i n t h i s case i t i s 98.2(2)° (18).

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Figure 1. Coordination about chromium(III) centers in a typical dihydroxo-bridged dimer. O(l) and G(2) are the oxygen atoms of the hydroxo bridges. Chelate rings are formed by joining AN(1) to AN(10), BN(1) to BN(10) etc. Data are for the [Cr(phen) OH], cation in [Cr(phen),OU],l, · 411,0. y

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The low temperature magnetic s u s c e p t i b i l i t y data f o r [Cr( g l y ) O H ] are shown i n f i g u r e 3, i n which the dashed l i n e r e p r e ­ sents the best l e a s t - s q u a r e s f i t to the unmodified form of the Van V l e c k expression (equation (1)) while the s o l i d l i n e represents the best l e a s t - s q u a r e s f i t to equation (3). I t i s evident t h a t , i n t h i s case, the observed s u s c e p t i b i l i t y data are much more r e a d i l y approximated by the s o l i d l i n e , i.e. the i n c l u s i o n of b i q u a d r a t i c exchange i s s i g n i f i c a n t i n t h i s case. The magnetic s u s c e p t i b i l i t y of [ C r ( g l y ) O H ] maximizes near 20°K. The l e a s t - s q u a r e s f i t t i n g process leads to values of 2J = -7.4 cm~l and j = 0.04 cm~l, or ΔΕ = -10.0 cm~l. These values are i n good agreement with the value of 2J p r e d i c t e d by Earnshaw and Lewis (12) on the b a s i s of high temperature s u s c e p t i b i l i t y data. 2

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Phenanthroline Complexes The second complex whose s t r u c t u r e was determined was the 1,10-phenanthroline complex [ C r ( p h e n ) 0 H ] C l i * 6 H 0 . T h i s complex c r y s t a l l i z e s i n the t r i c l i n i c space group PI with two dimers i n a c e l l of dimensions a « 14.056(7), b = 11.296(6), ο = 18.990(9) A, α = 87.15(3), 3 = 107.63(2), and γ = 74.68(3)° (19). With two d i ­ mers i n P I , no c r y s t a l l o g r a p h i c symmetry i s imposed on the system, and t h i s s t r u c t u r e i s an e i g h t y atom problem, not counting the hydrogen atoms! The s t r u c t u r e of the c a t i o n i s shown i n f i g u r e 4, and i t i s apparent that t h i s i o n c l o s e l y approximates Z? symmetry; there i s no i n v e r s i o n center, but there are three approximate two­ f o l d axes. I f the dimer attempted to adopt the approximately C h geometry found i n the g l y c i n a t o complex, there would be very se­ vere proton-proton i n t e r a c t i o n s across the dimer, e.g. between the phenanthroline group l a b e l e d G2 and that l a b e l e d G3. Hence, f o r the bulky phenanthroline l i g a n d , only the Z? geometry i s s t e r i cally feasible. The c o o r d i n a t i o n about the chromium(III) atoms i s shown i n f i g u r e 5. The Cr-Cr s e p a r a t i o n of 3.008(3) A i s a l i t t l e l a r g e r than that i n the g l y c i n a t o complex, and t h i s change i s due to an increase of approximately 4.5° i n the value of the b r i d g i n g angle, φ. Thus, i n t h i s phenanthroline complex the average value of φ i s 102.7°, while i n the g l y c i n a t o complex φ i s 98.2° (vide supra). The low temperature magnetic s u s c e p t i b i l i t y of [ C r ( p h e n ) OH] C l i · 6H 0 e x h i b i t s a maximum near 110°K, and the best l e a s t squares f i t to equation (3) gives a value of ΔΕ of approximately -55 cnT^ (20). S i n g l e c r y s t a l epr examinations of t h i s complex are c u r r e n t l y nearing completion. The magnetic data f o r t h i s c h l o r i d e s a l t of the phenanthro­ l i n e complex are of c o n s i d e r a b l e i n t e r e s t s i n c e , on the b a s i s of high temperature measurements, Earnshaw and Lewis (12) have c a l ­ c u l a t e d that the corresponding i o d i d e s a l t has a ΔΕ of a p p r o x i ­ mately -14 cm~l. Hence, i f our contention that the magnetic pro­ p e r t i e s of di-hydroxo-bridged dimers are p r i n c i p a l l y determined by the geometry of the bridge were c o r r e c t , i t appeared that the geo­ metry of the i o d i d e s a l t must be c o n s i d e r a b l y d i f f e r e n t from 2

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Figure 3. Temperature variation of the magnetic susceptibility of [Cr(gly) OH] . Dashed line represents the best jit to equation (1); solid line represents the best fit to equation (3) (see text) (18). É

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Figure 4. View the cation in [Cr(phen) OH] Ch, • 6H 0 (19) 2

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that of the c h l o r i d e . Hence, we a l s o examined the s t r u c t u r e of the i o d i d e s a l t , [ C r ( p h e n ) 0 H ] I i f 4 H 0 . The i o d i d e s a l t a l s o c r y s t a l l i z e s i n the t r i c l i n i c space group PI with two dimeric u n i t s i n a c e l l of dimensions a = 11.464(12), b = 9.893(11), ο = 22.757(25) Â, α = 90.06(2), 3 = 93.04(2), and γ = 82.82(2)° (21). The s t r u c t u r e of the c a t i o n , which i s shown i n f i g u r e 6, i s very s i m i l a r to that found i n the c h l o r i d e s a l t , with the bulky phenanthroline l i g a n d s again f o r c ­ ing the dimer to adopt the roughly £> geometry. The inner coor­ d i n a t i o n sphere f o r t h i s dimer i s shown i n f i g u r e 1$ and a com­ p a r i s o n of t h i s f i g u r e with f i g u r e 5 demonstrates that the [Cr(phen) 0H] u n i t s i n these two s a l t s are s t r u c t u r a l l y sub­ s t a n t i a l l y s i m i l a r (21). Thus, f o r examgle, the Cr-Cr s e p a r a t i o n and Cr-O-Cr b r i d g i n g angle of 2.986(4) A and 102.2(2)°, r e s p e c t ­ i v e l y , i n the i o d i d e s a l t probably do not d i f f e r s i g n i f i c a n t l y from the values (19) of 3.008(3) A and 102.7(5)° i n the c h l o r i d e analog. T h i s s t r u c t u r a l r e s u l t i s , c l e a r l y j i n c o n s i s t e n t with the magnetic p r o p e r t i e s reported by Earnshaw and Lewis (12), and so we have reexamined the magnetic s u s c e p t i b i l i t y of the i o d i d e s a l t (22). The low temperature s u s c e p t i b i l i t y data are shown i n f i g u r e 7, i n which the s o l i d l i n e represents the best f i t to the Van Vleck equation modified by the i n c l u s i o n of b i q u a d r a t i c exchange. The magnetic s u s c e p t i b i l i t y of [Cr (phen) 0H] Ii «4H 0 i s seen to maxmize near 110°K, and the l e a s t - s q u a r e s f i t to equation (3) y i e l d s 2J = -43.8 cm" , j = +1.5 cm , and ΔΕ - -53.6 cm" (22). These values are very s i m i l a r to those obtained (20) f o r the c h l o r i d e but are s u b s t a n t i a l l y d i f f e r e n t from the value of ΔΕ = -14 cm"" reported by Earnshaw and Lewis (12). Moreover, the sim­ i l a r i t y between these r e s u l t s and those f o r the c h l o r i d e s a l t i s c o n s i s t e n t with the s i m i l a r i t y of the two s t r u c t u r e s noted above. I t i s , however, noteworthy that while the magnetic pro­ p e r t i e s of the corresponding n i t r a t e s a l t , [Cr (phen) 0H] (N03)i* · 7H 0, with values of 2J - -42.2 cm" , J = 0.0 cm" , and ΔΕ -42.2 cm" (23) are s u b s t a n t i a l l y s i m i l a r to those of the c h l o ide and i o d i d e s a l t , the bromide s a l t , [Cr(phen^ OH^ Br^ ·8Η2θ, apparently undergoes a weaker i n t e r a c t i o n with values of 2J = -29.2 cm" , J = 0.5 cm" , and ΔΕ - -32.5 cm" (23). I t would appear, t h e r e f o r e , that the c a t i o n i n the bromide s a l t may i n ­ deed be s t r u c t u r a l l y d i f f e r e n t from that i n the c h l o r i d e and i o d i d e cases, but no s t r u c t u r a l data are a v a i l a b l e to confirm or deny t h i s hypothesis. e

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Oxalato Complex The f i n a l s t r u c t u r e of t h i s type, which has r e c e n t l y been completed i n our l a b o r a t o r i e s , i s that of the oxalato complex Na [ C r ( 0 X ) 0 H ] * 6 H 0 . T h i s m a t e r i a l c r y s t a l l i z e s i n the mono­ c l i n i c space group P 2 j / c with four dimers i n a c e l l of dimensions a = 19.530(12),b = 9.860(7), ο - 12.657(10) A, and 3 - 106.93(4)° 2

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While no c r y s t a l l o g r a p h i c symmetry i s r e q u i r e d f o r four dimers i n t h i s c e l l , i t t r a n s p i r e s that each dimer s i t s on a c r y s t a l l o g r a p ­ h i c i n v e r s i o n center so that there are, i n e f f e c t , two separate independent " h a l f - d i m e r s " i n the c e l l r a t h e r than one independent dimer. Hence, of course, the geometry of the anion must be of the ^2h y P r a t h e r than the D type. The s t r u c t u r e of the anion i s shown i n f i g u r e 8, the bond lengths and angles given being the average of the values obtained f o r the two independent halves; the agreement between these two independent measurements i s e x c e l l e n t (24). The values of the Cr-Cr s e p a r a t i o n of 3.000 A and the Cr-0Cr angle of 99.6(3)° are intermediate between those f o r the g l y ­ c i n a t o and phenanthroline complexes. Hence, while the only magnet­ i c data a v a i l a b l e at present are the room temperature values (y= 3.43 μΒ) obtained on the t e t r a h y d r a t e (13), i t i s evident that the value of ΔΕ f o r t h i s complex must l i e between -10 and -53 cm" i f there i s a simple c o r r e l a t i o n between ΔΕ and φ. t

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Interpretation The s t r u c t u r a l and magnetic data described above are c o r r e l ­ ated i n f i g u r e 9, i n which the s i n g l e t - t r i p l e t s p l i t t i n g ΔΕ i s p l o t t e d against the b r i d g i n g angle φ; a s i m i l a r p l o t f o r the analogous copper(II) dimers [ C u ( L ) 0 H ] i s a l s o included i n figure 9 examination of the chromium data suggests that the oxalato complex Na^[Cr(0X) 0H] *6H 0, which has a φ of 99.6° (vide supra), should have a ΔΕ of approximately -25 cm . F i g u r e 9 i s noteworthy f o r two separate reasons: f i r s t l y , because f o r a given metal there i s apparently an almost l i n e a r c o r r e l a t i o n between ΔΕ and φ, and secondly because the slope of the ΔΕ v s . φ p l o t f o r the chromium(III) complexes i s c o n s i d e r a b l y smaller than that f o r the copper(II) complexes. Each of these f e a t u r e s i s r e a d i l y explained i n terms of simple bonding theory. 2 +

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The c o r r e l a t i o n between ΔΕ and φ. The c o r r e l a t i o n noted can be explained i n terms of valence bond theory and the p r i n c i ­ p l e s of super exchange(25).If the o r b i t a l s used by the b r i d g i n g oxygen atoms are pure ρ o r b i t a l s , the bond angle i s expected to be 90° and the ground s t a t e i s p r e d i c t e d to be a t r i p l e t (i.e. ΔΕ > 0); i f the o r b i t a l s are purely s , the ground s t a t e i s pre­ d i c t e d to be a s i n g l e t (i.e. ΔΕ < 0). Hence, s i n c e an increased value of the b r i d g i n g angle i m p l i e s greater s character i n the b r i d g i n g o r b i t a l s , we would expect a decrease i n ΔΕ as the b r i d ­ ging angle i s increased from 90°. For the s i x copper and three chromium cases which have been studied i n d e t a i l , t h i s trend i s observed (_2). T h i s c o r r e l a t i o n can a l s o be expressed i n terms of molecular o r b i t a l theory. The M-O-M-O r i n g i s of approximate Z? symmetry i n these molecules, with the x-axis defined as the Cu-Cu d i r e c t ­ ion and y - a x i s p a r a l l e l to the 0-0 v e c t o r (26).Neglecting oxygen s o r b i t a l s , the eight σ-orbitals i n t h i s system transform i n D h 2h

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-500 h Figure 9. M-O-M bridging angle, φ (abscissa) v s . the singlet-triplet splitting energy, A E (ordinate) for dihydroxo-bridgecl complexes of Cu (steeper line) and Cr (flatter line) B2u

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symmetry as 2Ag + 2 £ i + 2 B + 2 £ , and there are bonding and anti-bonding combinations with a l l r?our of these symmetries. On the assumption that only oxygen ρ o r b i t a l s p a r t i c i p a t e , the 4 and molecular o r b i t a l s would have i d e n t i c a l energies when the Cr-O-Cr angle was 90°, as would the # i and £ orbitals.This s i t ­ u a t i o n i s depicted i n f i g u r e 10, which demonstrates that t h i s ten e l e c t r o n system ( f o r chromium) must give r i s e to a t r i p l e t ground s t a t e . As the Cr-O-Cr angle i n c r e a s e s , however, the overlap of the i4g and £ ^ c o m b i n a t i o n s increases r e l a t i v e to that of the #3 and £ combinations. Hence, the o r b i t a l degenercies i n f i g u r e 10 are l i f t e d , and at s u f f i c i e n t l y l a r g e values of Φ the molecular o r b i t a l diagram shown i n f i g u r e 11 becomes o p e r a t i v e . At these l a r g e r b r i d g i n g angles, the s p l i t t i n g of the #3 * i ^g* o r b i t a l s i s s u f f i c i e n t to overcome the p a i r i n g energy, and the s i n g l e t s t a t e becomes the ground s t a t e . T h i s molecular o r b i t a l view, t h e r e f o r e , i s analogous to the valence bond approach above, and the experimental data may be i n t e r p r e t e d on t h i s b a s i s ; presum­ ably, f i g u r e 11 becomes appropriate at φ values greater than approximately 97.6°, while at angles between 90° and 97.6° the s p l i t t i n g between the #3 * and A * o r b i t a l s i s l e s s than the p a i r i n g energy, and so the t r i p l e t s t a t e remains lower i n energy than the s i n g l e t (i.e. ΔΕ remains p o s i t i v e ) (27). Unfortunately, f o r chromium(III) complexes of t h i s general type there are no examples of p o s i t i v e ΔΕ v a l u e s , but the presence of the t r i p l e t ground s t a t e complexes i n the copper(II) s e r i e s lends strong support to t h i s hypothesis. Moreover, of course, examination of the copper(II) l i n e i n f i g u r e 9 suggests that the ground s t a t e i s the t r i p l e t i f φ < 97.6°; hence, s i n c e f o r the chromium complexes the s m a l l e s t value of φ yet obtained i s 98.2°, none of the chrom­ ium complexes examined i n d e t a i l i s p r e d i c t e d to have a p o s i t i v e value of J (or Δ Ε ) . g

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Acknowledgments I t i s a pleasure t o acknowledge the a s s i s t a n c e which I have r e c e i v e d from my present and former colleagues, e s p e c i a l l y Professor W.E. H a t f i e l d , Dr. J.T. V e a l , Dr. D.L. Lewis, Dr. D.Y. J e t e r , Dr. R.F. Drake, Ms. E.D. Estes, Ms. D.E. H a r t i s , Mr. R.P. Scaringe, Mr. R.P. Eckberg, and Mr. K.T. McGregor.

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