Synthesis, crystal structure and EPR spectra of tetraaquabis(methylisonicotinate) copper(II) disaccharinate single crystal

The crystal structure of the [Cu(mein)2(H2O)4]·(sac)2 complex (mein: methylisonicotinate, sac: saccharine) was investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The vibrational spectrum was also discussed in relation with the other compounds containing methylisonicotinate and saccharinate complexes. The EPR spectra of [Cu(mein)2(H2O)4]·(sac)2 single crystal have been studied in the temperature range between 113 and 300 K in three mutually perpendicular planes and exhibit two sets of four hyperfine lines of Cu2+ ion. The ground state wave function of the Cu2+ ion is an admixture of d x 2 - y 2 and d z 2 states.