Synthesis and structural characterisation of new mono and dinuclear pyrazolatopalladium (II) complexes self-assembled through robust hydrogen-bonds.

This work describes the reactivity of compounds [Pd(dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(2)] (A) (dmpz = 3,5-dimethylpyrazolate, Hdmpz = 3,5-dimethylpyrazol) and [Pd-2(mu-dmpz)(2)(dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(2)] (B) towards several dicarboxylic acids and also towards perchloric acid. The compounds [Pd(Hdmpz)(4)](O2C-(CH2)n-CO2H)(2) [n = 1 (1), 3 (2)] have been obtained by treatment of [Pd(dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(2)] (A) with two equivalents of malonic (HO2C-CH2-CO2H) and glutaric (HO2C-(CH2)(3)-CO2H) acids. The X-ray study on a crystal of [Pd(Hdmpz)(4)](O2C-(CH2)(3)-CO2H)(2) (2) revealed that the glutarate anions link to the cationic complex [Pd(Hdmpz)(4)](2+) through the carboxylate group by charge-assisted N-H(+)center dot center dot center dot O(-) hydrogen bonds. Additionally, the carboxylate anions [HO2C-(CH2)(3)-CO2-] form uncommon dimeric rings on both sides of the metal complex via a pair of O-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen bonds, yielding a hydrogen bonded polymeric chain with alternating inorganic [Pd(Hdmpz)(4)](2+) and organic [HO2C-(CH2)(3)-CO2-] fragments. The dinuclear complexes [Pd-2(mu-dmpz)(2)(O2C-(CH2)(3)-CO2)(Hdmpz)(2)] [n = 0 (5), 1 (6)] were obtained from equimolar amounts of [Pd-2(mu-dmpz)(2)(dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(2)] (B) and the corresponding dicarboxylic acid, HO2C-(CH2)(n)-CO2H (n = 0, 1). However, the synthesis of 5 and 6 requires two steps, the protonation of both terminal dmpz groups in B with HClO4 to give [Pd-2(mu-dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(4)](ClO4)(2) (4) and the subsequent treatment of this cationic palladium complex with salts of the corresponding dicarboxylic acids. The X-ray structures of compounds 5 and 6 are reported. Both in 5 and 6, the Pd2N4 ring shows a typical boat-like conformation and the metal atoms are separated in about 3.3 A. Both 5 and 6 are asymmetric and contain two Hdmpz groups-H-bond donors – at one end, and two C=O groups from the dicarboxylate anion – H-bond acceptors – at the other, in such a way that the donor end of one molecule links with the acceptor end of its neighbour forming a hydrogen-bonded polymeric chain. The synthesis and X-ray study of compounds [Pd(Hdmpz)(4)](ClO4)(2) (3) and [Pd-2(mu-dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(4)](ClO4)(2) (4), obtained by reaction of [Pd(dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(2)] (A) and [Pd-2(mu-dmpz)(2)(dmpz)(2)(Hdmpz)(2)] (B) with two equivalents of perchloric acid, are also reported. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.