Mixed mu-OH or mu-halide, mu-pyrazolato dinuclear copper(II) complexes
of 3,5-bis(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazole (HL), 3-(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)-5-(py
ridin-2-yl)pyrazole (HL1) and 3,5-bis(6-methylpyridin-2-yl)pyrazole (H
L2) have been synthesized and characterized. Their spectral and magnet
ic behaviour are also reported. The mu-OH compounds behave as a Curie-
Weiss paramagnet, while the mu-halide complexes exhibit strong antifer
romagnetic interactions.