Structural, Spectroscopic, and Magnetic Study of Bis(9,10-dihydro-9-oxo-10-acridineacetate)bis(imidazole)bis(methanol) Nickel(II)

The mixed ligand complex [Ni(CMA)2(im)2(MeOH)2] (where CMA = 9,10-dihydro-9-oxo-10-acridineacetate ion, im
= imidazole) was prepared, and its crystal and molecular structure were determined. The nickel ions are hexa-coordinated by four oxygen atoms of the carboxylate and hydroxyl groups and by two imidazole nitrogen atoms,
to form a distorted octahedral arrangement. The structure consists of a one-dimensional network of the complex
molecules connected by strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The weak intermolecular C−H···X hydrogen bonds
and stacking interactions make up the 2-D structure. Very strong intramolecular hydrogen bonds significantly affect
the geometry and vibrational characteristics of the carboxylate group. The UV−vis-NIR electronic spectrum was
deconvoluted into Gaussian components. Electronic bands of the Ni(II) ion were assigned to suitable spin-allowed
transitions in the D4h symmetry environment. The single ion zero-field splitting (ZFS) parameters for the S = 1
state of Ni(II), as well as the g components, have been determined by high-field and high-frequency EPR (HF-HFEPR) spectroscopy over the frequency range of 52−432 GHz and with the magnetic fields up to 14.5 T:  D =
5.77(1) cm-1, E = 1.636(2) cm-1, gx = 2.29(1), gy = 2.18(1), and gz = 2.13(1). These values allowed us to
simulate the powder magnetic susceptibility and field-dependent magnetization of the complex.