A pentadentate-[N 3 O 2 ] ligand, H 2 L NMe2 , formed by condensation of diacetyl pyridine and dimethylcarbamoyl hydrazide (i. e. Me 2 NCONHNH 2 ), is reported to yield mononuclear pentagonal bipyramidal (PBP) metal complexes with Cr III , Mn II , Fe II , Co II , and Ni II , that exhibit good solubility in a wide range of solvents as compared to the classically used H 2 L R ligands. With Cu II , dinuclear complexes were obtained. The potassium salt of the deprotonated ligand, K 2 L NMe2 , was also characterized. TheThe magnetic behaviors of the PBP derivatives were assessed, especially the zero-field splitting (ZFS) characteristics for the Cr III , Fe II , Co II , and Ni II derivatives. The ZFS characteristics were also determined from ab initio theoretical calculations. The obtained values confirm those extracted from magnetic measurements.
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