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Electron Hopping through Double-Exchange Coupling in a Mixed-Valence Diiminobenzoquinone-Bridged Fe₂ Complex
Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Alexandra I. Gaudette
  • Ie Rang Jeon
  • John Stuart Anderson
  • Fernande Grandjean, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • Gary J. Long, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  • T. David Harris
Abstract

The ability of a benzoquinonoid bridging ligand to mediate double-exchange coupling in a mixed-valence Fe2 complex is demonstrated. Metalation of the bridging ligand 2,5-di(2,6-dimethylanilino)-3,6-dibromo-1,4-benzoquinone (LH2) with FeII in the presence of the capping ligand tris((6-methyl-2-pyridyl)methyl)amine (Me3TPyA) affords the dinuclear complex [(Me3TPyA)2FeII2(L)]2+. The dc magnetic measurements, in conjunction with X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy, reveal the presence of weak ferromagnetic superexchange coupling between FeII centers through the diamagnetic bridging ligand to give an S = 4 ground state. The ac magnetic susceptibility measurements, collected in a small dc field, show this complex to behave as a single-molecule magnet with a relaxation barrier of Ueff = 14(1) cm-1. The slow magnetic relaxation in the FeII2 complex can be switched off through one-electron oxidation to the mixed-valence congener [(Me3TPyA)2Fe2(L)]3+, where X-ray diffraction and Mössbauer spectroscopy indicate a metal-centered oxidation. The dc magnetic measurements show an S = 9/2 ground state for the mixed-valence complex, stemming from strong ferromagnetic exchange coupling that is best described considering electron hopping through a double-exchange coupling mechanism, with a double-exchange parameter of B = 69(4) cm-1. In accordance with double-exchange, an intense feature is observed in the near-infrared region and is assigned as an intervalence charge-transfer band. The rate of intervalence electron hopping is comparable to that of the Mössbauer time scale, such that variable-temperature Mössbauer spectra reveal a thermally activated transition from a valence-trapped to detrapped state and provide an activation energy for electron hopping of 63(8) cm-1. These results demonstrate the ability of quinonoid ligands to mediate electron hopping between high-spin metal centers, by providing the first example of an Fe complex that exhibits double-exchange through an organic bridging ligand and the largest metal-metal separation yet observed in any metal complex with double-exchange coupling.

Department(s)
Chemistry
Research Center/Lab(s)
Center for High Performance Computing Research
Keywords and Phrases
  • Activation energy,
  • Charge transfer,
  • Electrons,
  • Exchange coupling,
  • Ferromagnetic materials,
  • Ferromagnetism,
  • Ground state,
  • Infrared devices,
  • Lanthanum compounds,
  • Ligands,
  • Magnetic susceptibility,
  • Magnetic variables measurement,
  • Magnetism,
  • Metal complexes,
  • Metals,
  • Nematic liquid crystals,
  • X ray diffraction,
  • AC Magnetic susceptibility,
  • Dc magnetic measurements,
  • Double exchange coupling,
  • Ferromagnetic exchange couplings,
  • Intervalence charge transfer,
  • Mixed valence complexes,
  • Slow magnetic relaxations,
  • Super-exchange coupling,
  • Iron compounds,
  • 2,5 di(2,6 dimethylanilino) 3,6 dibromo 1,4 benzoquinone,
  • amine,
  • benzoquinone derivative,
  • diiminobenzoquinone,
  • iron complex,
  • ligand,
  • lignd,
  • quinone derivative,
  • tris[(6methyl 2 pyridyl)methyl)amine,
  • unclassified drug,
  • electron,
  • energy,
  • magnetism,
  • measurement,
  • oxidation,
  • spectroscopy,
  • temperature,
  • X ray diffraction
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2015 American Chemical Society (ACS), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
10-1-2015
Publication Date
01 Oct 2015
Citation Information
Alexandra I. Gaudette, Ie Rang Jeon, John Stuart Anderson, Fernande Grandjean, et al.. "Electron Hopping through Double-Exchange Coupling in a Mixed-Valence Diiminobenzoquinone-Bridged Fe₂ Complex" Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 137 Iss. 39 (2015) p. 12617 - 12626 ISSN: 0002-7863
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/gary-long/113/