Synthesis and structural characterization of Mn(II) and Cu(II) complexes with bis(4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl) phenyl)methanone ligands

Two complexes, {Mn(hfac)₂(BIPMO)} _n (1), {Cu(hfac) ₂ (BIPMO)} _n (2) [hfac 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane- 2,4-dionato(-), BIPMO bis(4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl) phenyl)methanone], with the V-shaped ligands were synthesized and characterized by infrared spectroscopy, elemental analyses, along with single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The X-ray diffraction studies have shown that the metal ions in 1 and 2 are both six-coordinated to two nitrogen atoms of two BIPMO ligands and four oxygen atoms of two hfac ligands to form a distorted octahedral geometry. Each BIPMO ligand acts as a bridging ligand to link two adjacent metal(II) atoms to form a helical chain in the crystal structure.