Iron(II) and Cobalt(II) Complexes with 2,6-Bis(1,4-Diphenyl-5-Hydroxy-1H-Pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine: Synthesis, Structures, and Spin States

The reactions of 2,6-bis(1,4-diphenyl-5-hydroxy-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine (L), which is the first representative of a series of 2,6-bis(pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine ligands bearing substituents in positions 1 and 4 of the pyrazol-3-yl ring, with the divalent iron and cobalt salts afford new Со(II) and Fe(II) complexes: [Co(L)2](ClO4)2 (I) and [Fe(L)2](ClO4)2 (II). The compounds are isolated in the individual state and characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction analysis (CIF files CCDC nos. 1967892 (I) and 1967893 (II)). According to the data obtained, the transition metal ion in complexes I and II exists in the high-spin state (S = 3/2 for Co(II) and S = 2 for Fe(II)) in a range of 120–345 K, and the proposed modification of the ligand does not lead to the temperature-induced spin transition in both the solution and crystalline state.