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ABSTRACT: A complete isostructural series of dinuclear asymmetric lanthanide complexes has been synthesized by using the ligand 6-[3-oxo-3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)propionyl]pyridine-2-carboxylic acid (H3 L). All complexes have the formula [Ln2 (HL)2 (H2 L)(NO3 )(py)(H2 O)] (Ln=La (1), Ce (2), Pr (3), Nd (4), Sm (5), Eu (6), Gd (7), Tb (8), Dy (9), Ho (10), Er (11), Tm (12), Yb (13), Lu (14), Y (15); py=pyridine). Complexes of La to Yb and Y have been crystallographically characterized to reveal that the two metal ions are encapsulated within two distinct coordination environments of differing size. Whereas one site maintains the coordination number (nine) through the whole series, the other one increases from nine to ten owing to a change in the coordination mode of an NO3 (-) ligand. This series offers a unique opportunity to study in detail the lanthanide contraction within complexes of more than one metal. This analysis shows that various representative parameters proportional to this contraction follow a quadratic decay as a function of the number n of f electrons. Slater's model for the atomic radii has been used to extract, from these decays, the shielding constant of 4f electrons. The average of O⋅⋅⋅O distances within the coordination polyhedra shared by both metals and of the Ln⋅⋅⋅Ln separations follow also a quadratic decay, therefore showing that such dependence holds also for parameters that receive the contribution of two lanthanide ions simultaneously. The magnetic behavior has been studied for all nondiamagnetic complexes. It reveals the effect of the spin-orbit coupling and a weak antiferromagnetic interaction between both metals. Photoluminescent studies of all the complexes in the series reveal a single broad emission band in the visible region, which is related to the coordinated ligand. On the other hand, the Nd, Er, and Yb complexes show features in the near-IR region due to metal-based transitions.
Chemistry 03/2013; · 5.93 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A substituted 2,6-bis(pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine (3-bpp) ligand, H(4)L, created to facilitate intermolecular interactions in the solid, has been used to obtain four novel Fe(II) complexes: [Fe(H(4)L)(2)](ClO(4))(2)⋅2 CH(3)NO(2)⋅2 H(2)O, [Fe(H(4)L)(H(2)LBF(2))](BF(4))⋅5 C(3)H(6)O (H(2)LBF(2) is an in situ modified version of H(4)L), [Fe(H(4)L)(2)](ClO(4))(2)⋅2 C(3)H(7)OH and [Fe(H(4)L)(2)](ClO(4))(2)⋅4 C(2)H(5)OH. Changing of spin-inactive components (solvents, anions or distant ligand substituents) causes differences to the coordination geometry of the metal that are key to the magnetic properties. Magnetic measurements show that, contrary to the previously published complex [Fe(H(4)L)(2)](ClO(4))(2)⋅H(2)O⋅2 CH(3)COCH(3), the newly synthesised compounds remain in the high-spin (HS) state at all temperatures (5-300 K). A member of the known family of Fe(II)/3-bpp complexes, [Fe(3-bpp)(2)](ClO(4))(2)⋅1.75 CH(3)COCH(3)⋅1.5 Et(2)O, has also been prepared and characterised structurally. In the bulk, this compound exhibits a gradual and incomplete spin transition near 205 K. The single-crystal structure is consistent with it being HS at 250 K and partially low spin at 90 K. Structural analysis of all these compounds reveals that the exact configuration of intermolecular interactions affects dramatically the local geometry at the metal, which ultimately has a strong influence on the magnetic properties. Along this line, the geometry of Fe(II) in all published 3-bpp compounds of known structure has been examined, both by calculating various distortion indices (Σ, Θ, θ and Φ) and by continuous shape measures (CShMs). The results reveal correlations between some of these parameters and indicate that the distortions from octahedral geometry observed on HS systems are mainly due to strains arising from intermolecular interactions. As previously suggested with other related compounds, we observe here that strongly HS-distorted systems have a larger tendency to remain in that state.
Chemistry 08/2012; 18(37):11703-15. · 5.93 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The synthesis of molecular cluster pairs is a challenge for coordination chemists due to the potential applications of these species in molecular spintronics or quantum computing. The ligand H(4)L, 1,3-bis-(3-oxo-3-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-propionyl)-2-methoxybenzene, has been successfully used to obtain a series of such complexes using the basic Fe(III) trinuclear carboxylates as starting materials. Synthetic control has allowed the isolation of the two molecular cluster pairs that form the composite [Fe(4)O(2)(PhCO(2))(6)(H(2)L)(pz)](2)[Fe(3)O(PhCO(2))(5)(py)(H(2)L)](2) (1). The dimers of trinuclear units, [Fe(3)O(PhCO(2))(5)(H(2)O)(H(2)L)](2) (2) and [Fe(3)O(o-MePhCO(2))(5)(H(2)L)(py)](2) (3), and the dimers of tetranuclear units, [Fe(4)O(2)(PhCO(2))(6)(H(2)L)(pz)](2) (4) and [Fe(4)O(2)(o-MePhCO(2))(6)(H(2)L)(pz)](2) (5), are presented here. The magnetic properties of the reported aggregates show that they are pairs of semi-independent clusters weakly interacting magnetically as required for two-qubit quantum gates.
Inorganic Chemistry 07/2012; 51(15):8441-6. · 4.60 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: An extended polypyrazolyl ligand has been used to assemble Mn ions into high spin entities, in the form of one stable molecule composed of two well defined clusters. The slow relaxation of the magnetisation observed is demonstrated to arise from each "half-SMM" composing this molecular cluster pair.
Chemical Communications 11/2011; 48(10):1413-5. · 6.17 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A very exciting prospect in coordination chemistry is to manipulate spins within magnetic complexes for the realization of quantum logic operations. An introduction to the requirements for a paramagnetic molecule to act as a 2-qubit quantum gate is provided in this tutorial review. We propose synthetic methods aimed at accessing such type of functional molecules, based on ligand design and inorganic synthesis. Two strategies are presented: (i) the first consists in targeting molecules containing a pair of well-defined and weakly coupled paramagnetic metal aggregates, each acting as a carrier of one potential qubit, (ii) the second is the design of dinuclear complexes of anisotropic metal ions, exhibiting dissimilar environments and feeble magnetic coupling. The first systems obtained from this synthetic program are presented here and their properties are discussed.
Chemical Society Reviews 08/2011; 41(2):537-46. · 28.76 Impact Factor
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Chemistry 06/2011; 17(30):8264-8. · 5.93 Impact Factor
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Chemistry 03/2011; 17(18):4960-3. · 5.93 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A novel bispyrazolylpyridine ligand incorporating lateral phenol groups, H(4) L, has led to an Fe(II) spin-crossover (SCO) complex, [Fe(H(4) L)(2) ][ClO(4) ](2) ⋅H(2) O⋅2 (CH(3) )(2) CO (1), with an intricate network of intermolecular interactions. It exhibits a 40 K wide hysteresis of magnetization as a result of the spin transition (with T(0.5) of 133 and 173 K) and features an unsymmetrical and very rich structure. The latter is a consequence of the coupling between the SCO and the crystallographic transformations. The high-spin state may also be thermally trapped, exhibiting a very large T(TIESST) (≈104 K). The structure of 1 has been determined at various temperatures after submitting the crystal to different processes to recreate the key points of the hysteresis cycle and thermal trapping; 200 K, cooled to 150 K and trapped at 100 K (high spin, HS), slowly cooled to 100 K and warmed to 150 K (low spin, LS). In the HS state, the system always exhibits disorder for some components (one ClO(4) (-) and two acetone molecules) whereas the LS phases show a relative ≈9 % reduction in the FeN bond lengths and anisotropic contraction of the unit cell. Most importantly, in the LS state all the species are always found to be ordered. Therefore, the bistability of crystallographic order-disorder coupled to SCO is demonstrated here experimentally for the first time. The variation in the cell parameters in 1 also exhibits hysteresis. The structural and magnetic thermal variations in this compound are paralleled by changes in the heat capacity as measured by differential scanning calorimetry. Attempts to simulate the asymmetric SCO behaviour of 1 by using an Ising-like model underscore the paramount role of dynamics in the coupling between the SCO and the crystallographic transitions.
Chemistry 02/2011; 17(11):3120-7. · 5.93 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Molecular chains of four Co(II) ions stabilized by a bis-β-diketone/pyridyl ligand may be isolated or linked into molecular pairs of two semi-independent such units.
Chemical Communications 11/2010; 47(2):707-9. · 6.17 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A high-spin Co(II) cluster with a rare pentagonal molecular structure and formula [Co(5)(CO(3))(2)(bpp)(5)]ClO(4) (1; Hbpp is 2,6-bis(phenyliminomethyl)-4-methylphenolate) has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This topology arises from fusing five [Co(2)(bpp)] moieties in a cyclic manner around two CO(3)(2-) central ligands, resulting in propeller-like configuration. The irregular coordination of the carbonate ions to the metal centers results in a combination of coordination numbers (CNs) of the Co(II) ions of five and six. The bulk magnetization of this complicated magnetically exchanged system has been modeled successfully by employing a matrix diagonalization technique. For this, the combination of S=3/2 ions (CN=5) with ions exhibiting strong spin-orbit coupling (CN=6) has been considered and a perturbative approach to handle the data in the whole studied range of temperatures (2-300 K) yielding parameters of g and D (for the five-coordinate Co(II) ions), of A, κ, λ, and Δ (for the metals with spin-orbit coupling) and of the exchange constants J. The agreement with results from DFT calculations, also presented here, is remarkable.
Chemistry 10/2010; 16(46):13825-33. · 5.93 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new ligand has been synthesized with the aim of favoring distinct coordination environments within lanthanide polynuclear complexes. It has led to the formation of three unsymmetrical [Ln(III)(2)] (Ln = Gd, Tb, Eu) complexes, exhibiting weak antiferromagnetic coupling and, for Eu and Tb, high single-ion magnetic anisotropy. All of these attributes are necessary for these clusters to behave as possible 2qubit quantum gates.
Inorganic Chemistry 08/2010; 49(15):6784-6. · 4.60 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new bimetallic Schiff-base composite complex [Ni₂(LH₂)₂(H₂O)₂Cl₂][Mn₂Ni₂(LH)₄]₂Cl₄(CH₃OH) (1) has been synthesized by a simple one-pot reaction. The compound was structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In the crystal structure the dinuclear nickel units are connected to the tetranuclear Mn₂Ni₂ units by means of strong hydrogen-bonding interactions. The compound was further characterized by ESI-MS, ligand-field and infrared spectroscopy. The magnetic properties of the compound have been studied in combination with preliminary DFT calculations, and have resulted in the successful determination of the nature of the magnetic exchange interactions between the metal ions, and hence the coupling constants.
Dalton Transactions 05/2010; 39(20):4986-90. · 3.84 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A new functionalized bis-pyrazol-pyridine ligand has been prepared by reaction with hydrazine of the corresponding bis-β-diketone precursor, also unprecedented. The aerobic reaction of this ligand with ferrous thiocyanate in the presence of ascorbic or oxalic acid affords the dinuclear complex of seven-coordinate Fe(III), [Fe₂(H₄L2)₂(ox)(NCS)₄] (1), as revealed by single crystal X-ray diffraction. This may represent an entry into a new family of [Fe₂] compounds with heptacoordinate metal centres. The capacity of this unusual chromophore to undergo magnetic super-exchange was investigated by means of bulk magnetization and DFT calculations. Both approaches confirmed the presence of antiferromagnetic interactions within the molecule. The theoretical investigation has served to describe the magnetic orbitals of Fe(III) in this unusual coordination geometry, as well as the exchange mechanism. A brief review of the scarce number of iron heptacoordinate complexes reported in the literature is also included and discussed.
Dalton Transactions 05/2010; 39(20):4874-81. · 3.84 Impact Factor
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Constantinos C Stoumpos,
Ross Inglis,
Olivier Roubeau,
Harikleia Sartzi,
Alexandros A Kitos,
Constantinos J Milios, Guillem Aromí,
Anastasios J Tasiopoulos,
Vasilios Nastopoulos,
Euan K Brechin,
Spyros P Perlepes
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ABSTRACT: The use of phenyl-2-pyridyl ketone oxime and di-2-pyridyl ketone oxime in Mn chemistry has led to hexanuclear clusters with unprecedented (Mn(II)(4)Mn(III)Mn(IV)) or extremely rare (Mn(II)Mn(III)(5) and Mn(II)(3)Mn(III)(3)) metal oxidation-state combinations and uncommon structural motifs.
Inorganic Chemistry 04/2010; 49(10):4388-90. · 4.60 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The synthesis, structure, and magnetochemical characterization of the largest manganese oxime cluster are reported. The Mn(15)/2-pyridinealdoxime compound is mixed-valence (II/III) and possesses an irregular structural motif with a novel Mn/O core. The oximato-bridged cluster exhibits an S = 6 ground state and a negative magnetoanisotropy.
Inorganic Chemistry 04/2010; 49(9):3962-4. · 4.60 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The cleavage of a 1D coordination polymer (Mn(II)(2)Mn(III)(6))(n) containing recognizable octanuclear units to obtain the discrete Mn(II)(2)Mn(III)(6) cluster is reported.
Inorganic Chemistry 12/2009; 49(2):359-61. · 4.60 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The heteronuclear [Na(2)Cu(4)(bemp)(2)(OH)(2)(NO(3))(2)(OH(2))(4)] x 5 H(2)O (1 x 5H(2)O; H(3)bemp: 2,6-bis-[(2-hydroxyethylimino)-methyl]-4-methyl-phenol) cluster has been synthesized in aqueous-methanol at room temperature and structurally characterized. The water soluble complex is obtained from the template assembly of two [Cu(2)(bemp)(OH)] neutral fragments through their weak oxophillic interactions with two interconnected NaNO(3) units as core. Four [Na(2)Cu(4)] units form a metal-organic cage arrangement in the crystal lattice that traps a (H(2)O)(7) cluster. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility measurements (2-300 K) reveals a strong antiferromagnetic coupling between the Cu(II) ions within the dimers with J = -124.1 cm(-1) (in the H = -2JS(1)S(2) convention). The interaction of complex 1 x 3H(2)O with calf thymus DNA (binding constant K(b), 4.6 x 10(4) M(-1)) in Tris buffer was studied by UV-visible and emission titration, and cyclic voltammetry. The hexanuclear Na(2)Cu(4) complex also binds double-stranded supercoiled plasmid pBR322 DNA and displays efficient hydrolytic cleavage. The hydrolytic mechanism is supported by evidence from DNA relegation employing T4 ligase assay and reactive oxygen species (ROS) quenching cleavage experiments.
Dalton Transactions 11/2009; · 3.84 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Over the past five years, the spin-crossover (SCO) phenomenon has experienced a clear new lease of interest from the scientific community coinciding with the recent publication of remarkable new advances. This perspective paper describes five illustrative examples of SCO systems, published during the past twelve months, showing new aspects of the unique and very appealing behaviour of these molecular switches, which may find interesting applications in the near future.
Dalton Transactions 10/2009; · 3.84 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Reaction of 2,4-(2,2'-dipyridylamino)-6-(2-pyridylhydrazino)-1,3,5-triazine, abbreviated dppht (5), with copper(II) chloride in methanol yields a mixed-valent Cu(II)(4)Cu(I) compound (6), also involving the presence of a radical anion. The single-crystal structure determination for [Cu(5)(5(M))(5(MR))Cl(8)] (6) reveals that the original dppht ligand (5) has been monochlorinated at one of its pyridine rings and oxidized at its hydrazyl moiety, generating the ligand 2,4-(2,2'-dipyridylamino)-6-(2-(5-chloropyridyl)azo)-1,3,5-triazine (5(M)). Moreover, the molecular structure of 6 indicates that one of the two coordinated ligands 5(M) is in a radical-anion state, symbolized as 5(MR), characterized by a typical N-N bond length of about 1.33 A for a one-electron reduced azo group. The nature of this unique [Cu(II)(4)Cu(I)(radical)] assembly is corroborated by X-ray absorption spectroscopy, electron paramagnetic resonance, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Density-functional theory calculations are consistent with the unprecedented structural features and support the spectroscopic data.
Inorganic Chemistry 10/2009; 48(22):10643-51. · 4.60 Impact Factor
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Richard T W Scott,
Leigh F Jones,
Ian S Tidmarsh,
Barbara Breeze,
Rebecca H Laye,
Joanna Wolowska,
Daniel J Stone,
Anna Collins,
Simon Parsons,
Wolfgang Wernsdorfer, Guillem Aromí,
Eric J L McInnes,
Euan K Brechin
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ABSTRACT: A family of planar disc-like hexa-, octa- and decametallic Ni(II) complexes exhibit dominant ferromagnetic exchange. The deca- and octametallic clusters [Ni(II) (10)(tmp)(2)(N(3))(8)(acac)(6)(MeOH)(6)] (1, H(3)tmp=1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)propane; acac=acetylacetonate) and [Ni(II) (8)(thme)(2)(O(2)CPh)(4)(Cl)(6)(MeCN)(6)(H(2)O)(2)] (2, H(3)thme=1,1,1-tris(hydroxymethyl)ethane) represent rare examples of Ni(II)-based single-molecule magnets, and [Ni(II) (10)] (1) possesses the largest barrier to magnetisation reversal of any Ni(II) single-molecule magnet to date.
Chemistry 09/2009; 15(45):12389-98. · 5.93 Impact Factor
