Two new Cu
II complexes, (CuL
1N
3)ClO
4 (
1) and (CuL
2N
3)ClO
4 (
2), have been synthesized and characterized in the presence of NaN
3, where L
1 = tris[2-(6-methylpyridyl)methyl]amine and L
2 = tris[(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-l-yl)methyl]amine, and their crystal structures have been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. Compound
1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group
P–1, with
a = 8.258(2) Å,
b = 11.481(2) Å,
c = 14.158(3) Å,

= 72.30(3)°,

= 79.05(3)°,

= 86.08(3)°,
V = 1255.4(5) Å
3. Compound
2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group
C2/
c, with
a = 26.752(2) Å,
b = 10.561(2) Å,
c = 21.059(4) Å,

= 120.51(3)°,
V = 5126(3) Å
3. In both compounds, each Cu
II center is in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordinated environment with four nitrogen atoms from the tripodal ligand and one nitrogen atom from the azide group. The coordination geometry around Cu
II center of
1 is axially compressed trigonal bipyramid, while that of
2 is an axially elongated trigonal bipyramid. The coordinated azide group is in the axial site in both complexes. A quasi-dimeric structure of
1 has been formed in the unit cell through hydrogen bonding. The electronic spectra of two complexes in solution have been further studied by UV–vis technique, and the coordination properties have been discussed.
Synthesis - CuII complex - tripodal ligand - crystal structure - spectral properties