Binuclear complexes of copper(II) with 1′-phthalazinylhydrazones of substituted salicylic aldehydes: Physico-chemical study and quantum-chemical simulation

Binuclear complexes of copper(II) with 1′-phthalazinylhydrazones of substituted salicylic aldehydes have been prepared and studied. Antiferromagnetic exchange interaction between copper(II) ions has been revealed in all the complexes. Taking advantage of quantum-chemical simulation, we have investigated the influence of the complexes structural isomerism on the character of the exchange interaction between the paramagnetic centers. X-ray absorbance spectroscopy afforded the structural parameters of coordination spheres of copper(II) ions; it has been demonstrated that dimerization occurred via the nitrogen atoms of phthalazine fragments.