The Crystal Structure and Magnetic Property of Di-μ-propionato-O,O′-bis[N-p-tolylsalicylideneaminatocopper(II)]

The crystal structure of di-μ-propionato-O,O′-bis[N-p-tolylsalicylideneaminatocopper(II)] was determined by X-ray diffraction method using the data collected by counter diffractometer techniques. The space group is P1 and the cell constants are a=12.565(2), b=13.040(2), c=12.230(2) Å, α=107.73(1), β=115.72(1), γ=100.18(1)°, and Z=2. The structure was solved by the heavy atom method and refined by the block-diagonal leastsquares method to an R factor of 0.029. The crystal is composed of one-dimensional chains extended along the c axis, where the two copper atoms coordinated by the Schiff bases are bridged by two propionate groups. The magnetic property was discussed on the basis of the crystal structure.