Herein we present a systematic study of the structures and magnetic properties of six coordination compounds with mixed azide and zwitterionic carboxylate ligands, [M(N(3) )(2) (2-mpc)] (2-mpc=N-methylpyridinium-2-carboxylate; M=Co for 1 and Mn for 2), [M(N(3) )(2) (4-mpc)] (4-mpc=N-methylpyridinium-4-carboxylate; M=Co for 3 and Mn for 4), [Co(3) (N(3) )(6) (3-mpc)(2) (CH(3) OH)(2) ] (5), and [Mn(3) (N(3) )(6) (3-mpc)(2) ] (6; 3-mpc=N-methylpyridinium-3-carboxylate). Compounds 1-3 consist of one-dimensional uniform chains with (μ-EO-N(3) )(2) (μ-COO) triple bridges (EO=end-on); 5 is also a chain compound but with alternating [(μ-EO-N(3) )(2) (μ-COO)] triple and [(EO-N(3) )(2) ] double bridges; Compound 4 contains two-dimensional layers with alternating [(μ-EO-N(3) )(2) (μ-COO)] triple, [(μ-EO-N(3) )(μ-COO)] double, and (EE-N(3) ) single bridges (EE=end-to-end); 6 is a layer compound in which chains similar to those in 5 are cross-linked by a μ(3) -1,1,3-N(3) azido group. Magnetically, the three Co(II) compounds (1, 3, and 5) all exhibit intrachain ferromagnetic interactions but show distinct bulk properties: 1 displays relaxation dynamics at very low temperature, 3 is an antiferromagnet with field-induced metamagnetism due to weak antiferromagnetic interchain interactions, and 5 behaves as a noninnocent single-chain magnet influenced by weak antiferromagnetic interchain interactions. The magnetic differences can be related to the interchain interactions through π-π stacking influenced by different substitution positions in the ligands and/or different magnitudes of intrachain coupling. All of the Mn(II) compounds show overall intrachain/intralayer antiferromagnetic interactions. Compound 2 shows the usual one-dimensional antiferromagnetism, whereas 4 and 6 exhibit different weak ferromagnetism due to spin canting below 13.8 and 4.6 K, respectively.
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