Description
The hydrothermal synthesis and structural characterization of a number of complex compounds containing the
divalent tris(oxalato-O,O¢)germanate anion, [Ge(C2O4)3]2-, or the neutral bis(oxalate-O,O¢)germanium fragment,
[Ge(C2O4)2], with transition-metal (M) cationic complexes of 1,10¢-phenanthroline (phen) is reported: [M(phen)3]-
[Ge(C2O4)3]âxH2O [where M2+ ) Cu2+ (1a and 1b), Fe2+ (2a and 2b), Ni2+ (3), Co2+ (4); x ) 0.2 for 2b], [MGe-
(phen)2(í2-OH)2(C2O4)2] [where M2+ ) Cd2+ (5) and Cu2+ (6)]. The isolation of two polymorphs with Cu2+ (1a and
1b) and other pseudo-polymorphs for Fe2+ (2a and 2b) was rationalized based on slightly different molar ratios for
the starting materials. All compounds have been characterized using EDS, SEM, vibrational spectroscopy (FT-IR
and FT-Raman), thermogravimetry, and CHN elemental composition and their structure determined on the basis
of single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. The crystal packing of the different chemical moieties for each series of
compounds was discussed on the basis of the various intermolecular interactions present (strong C-Hâââð and
weak C-HâââO hydrogen-bonding interactions, C-Hâââð and ð-ð contacts). FCT - SFRH/BPD/9309/2002 FCT - SFRH/BPD/14410/2003 FEDER POCI - 2010
; Cunha-Silva, Luís 
