In this work, we report a tetranuclear Co₄ cluster, namely [Co₄(L)₂(μ₂-OCH₃)₂(μ₃-OCH₃)₂(CH₃OH)₂]·2CH₃OH (1, H₂L = 2-{[(2-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methylidene]amino}benzoic acid). The complex was synthesized and characterized by IR, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and single crystal X-ray diffraction. X-ray crystallography reveals that complex belongs to the monoclinic crystal system, space group P2₁/n. Further, their fluorescence and magnetic properties are also discussed. The variable temperature magnetic susceptibilities for complex indicate the existence of antiferromagnetic exchange interactions.

在这项工作中，我们报告了一个四核 Co ₄簇，即 [Co ₄ (L) ₂ ( μ ₂ -OCH ₃ ) ₂ ( μ ₃ -OCH ₃ ) ₂ (CH ₃ OH) ₂ ]·2CH ₃ OH ( 1 , H ₂ L = 2-{[(2-羟基-3-甲氧基苯基)亚甲基]氨基}苯甲酸)。通过红外光谱、元素分析、热重分析和单晶X射线衍射对配合物进行合成和表征。X射线晶体学显示配合物属于单斜晶系，空间群P 2 ₁/n。此外，还讨论了它们的荧光和磁性特性。配合物的变温磁化率表明存在反铁磁交换相互作用。