Ion‐Directed Coordinative Polymerization of Copper(II) Pyridyl‐Alcohol Complexes Through Thiane Functionalities

A mononuclear complex Cu(HL · S)₂(NO₃)₂] ( 1 ) and a one‐ dimensional coordination polymer Cu(HL · S)Cl₂]_n ( 2 ) HL · S = 4‐(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)tetrahydro‐2H‐thiopyran‐4‐ol] showcase the structure‐directing role of the counterions in their formation reaction: monodentate ligation of NO₃^– and Cl^– induces an octahedral (with two HL · S per Cu in 1 ) or trigonal‐bipyramidal (with one HL · S per Cu in 2 ) Cu^II coordination environment. In contrast to 1 exhibiting no coordinative metal–sulfur bonds in the crystal lattice (space group P2₁/c), 2 (P2₁/c) features intermolecular Cu–S contacts of 2.3188(7) Å. The coordination compounds are thermally stable up to ca. 160 °C. Whereas 1 demonstrates the spin‐like behavior of an isolated central Cu^II ion, compound 2 exhibits weak antiferromagnetic intra‐chain coupling with J ≈ –2.1 cm^–1 between neighboring Cu^II ions.