Author(s)

Emmanuel N. Nfor, Luke L. Keenan, Justin Nenwa, Peter T. Ndifon, Romanus N. Njong, Christelle N. T. Dzesse, Offiong E. Offiong

Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Department of Chemistry, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Laboratory, University of Yaounde I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria.

A novel dinuclear complex [Co2(atr)3(mal)2(H2O)2]·4H2O(1) (atr = 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole and mal = malonic acid) containing mixed N and O-donor atoms has been prepared and structurally characterized. The structure is made up of the symmetrically 1, 2, 4-triazole bridged [Co2(atr)3(mal)2(H2O)2] moiety and four lattice water molecules. The single crystal X-ray analysis reveals that the complex has a distorted octahedral structure. Magnetic susceptibility measurements reveals that antiferromagnetic interactions exists between the high spin Co(II) ions within the dinuclear unit.

Dinuclear Complex; Cobalt (II) Complex; Magnetic Properties; Mixed Triazole-Malonate

Nfor, E. , Keenan, L. , Nenwa, J. , Ndifon, P. , Njong, R. , Dzesse, C. and Offiong, O. (2014) A Novel Mixed Ligand Dinuclear Complex of Cobalt (II): Synthesis, Characterization and Magnetic Studies. Crystal Structure Theory and Applications, 3, 22-29. doi: 10.4236/csta.2014.31003.