Structural and magnetic properties of cobalt(II) complexes with pyridinecarboxamide ligands

• Two novel coordination compounds of cobalt(II) acetate with pyridinecarboxamides were synthesized.
• Both of the compounds possess trans-distorted octahedral geometry around the Co center.
• Magnetic measurements reveal the 2+ ionic state of cobalt and paramagnetic behavior.
• IR spectral studies show differences in CONH2 stretching region and COO− stretching vibrations.

The synthesis and characterization of two new cobalt(II) coordination compounds with nicotinamide (nia) and isonicotinamide (isn) are reported. The products were characterized magnetically, structurally by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and spectrally by FT-IR spectroscopy. Using the reaction of cobalt(II) acetate tetrahydrate and nicotinamide in methanol we obtained light-red crystals of the mononuclear complex [Co(nia)2(H2O)4](CH3COO)2·2H2O (1). The synthesis in a system cobalt(II) acetate dihydrathe, isonicotinamide and dimethylformamide–methanol mixture gave a new dinuclear coordination compound with the formula [Co2(CH3COO)4(isn)4]·2C3H7NO (2). In both compounds a trans arrangement of pyridinecarboxamide ligands was found. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the crystal structures of both complexes are discussed. The magnetic properties were studied between 2 K and 300 K giving the result μeff = 4.6 BM for 1 and μeff = 4.7 BM for 2 in the paramagnetic region.