The
design and synthesis of high-dimensional materials based on
secondary building blocks (SBUs) play a pivotal role in the further
development of functional molecular materials. Herein, the self-assembly
of Cu(II) ions, pyrazole (Hpz), and octacyanidometallate(IV) anions
in the presence of water produced two new isostructural three-dimensional
systems {[Cu3(μ3-OH)(μ-pz)3(H2O)3]2[M(CN)8]}·nH2O (M = W, 1, and Mo, 2). 1 and 2 consist of trinuclear triangle
copper(II) (TTC) SBUs and octacyanidometallates(IV). At room temperature,
both assemblies display strong antiferromagnetic interactions within
the TTC entities with an average CuII···CuII isotropic magnetic coupling constant of about −145
cm–1. Moreover, a detailed analysis of magnetic
data revealed the presence of spin frustration with antisymmetric
magnetic exchange-coupling constants of around +32 and +46 cm–1 for 1 and 2, respectively.
Finally, quantum chemical calculations explained their magnetic and
optical properties.