One novel 1D coordination polymer with parallel dinuclear copper(II) macrocyclic platforms bridged by trans dimeric half-water molecules and two dinuclear copper(II) macrocyclic complexes with different coordination geometry obtained from different solven

Three dinuclear copper(II) macrocyclic complexes, formulated as [Cu2L(N3)2(0.5H2O)2]n (1), [Cu2L(ClO4)2(CH3CH2OH)] (2) and [Cu2L(CH3OH)2](ClO4)2 (3) (LH2 = [2+2] Schiff base macrocyclic ligand condensed from 4-chloro-2,6-diformylphenol and 1,3-diaminopropane), have been prepared and determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Complex 1 shows two six-coordinate Cu(II) centers in which two monodentate N3- anions and two half-water molecules are bonded at the apical positions in the trans configuration. Furthermore, the dimeric half-water molecules serve as a μ2-bridge linking adjacent macrocyclic units together with the multiple OH…N hydrogen bonds with azide anions, forming a novel 1D chain-like coordination polymer. Complexes 2 and 3 are obtained from different solvents (ethanol and methanol) and they can be converted into each other. The molecular structures and packing mode of 2 and 3 are different where six-coordinate and five-coordinate copper(II) centers are present, respectively.