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Structure-Property Relationships in Tricyanoferrate(III) Building Blocks and Trinuclear Cyanide-Bridged Complexes
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry (2016)
  • Yuanzhu Zhang, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Uma P. Malik, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Benjamin Quiggins, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Hung Nguyen, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Christopher C. Beedle, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Alexey E. Kovalev, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Tallahassee, Florida
  • Rodolphe Clérac, Centre national de la recherche scientifique
  • Stephen Hill, Florida State University
  • Benjamin J. Bythell, University of Missouri–St. Louis
  • Stephen M. Holmes, University of Missouri–St. Louis
Abstract
The preparation, structures, and magnetic properties of two tricyanoferrates, [NEt4]2[(Tp*Me)FeII(CN)3]·MeCN (1) and [NEt4][(Tp*Me)FeIII(CN)3]·H2O (2), and three trinuclear derivatives, {[(Tp*Me)FeIII(CN)3]2[NiII(L)2]}·n(solvent) (L = bpy, 3; tren, 4; DETA, 5) are described. Magnetic measurements show that 2 is an S = 1/2 complex [g = 2.65(1)], while 3–5 display ST = 2 spin ground states, owing to cyanide‐mediated ferromagnetic exchange between FeIIILS (S = 1/2) and NiII (S = 1) ions. The χT vs. T data for 3–5 were modelled using an isotropic Heisenberg model and give J/kB and gavg values of +11.1(1) K and 2.48(1) for 3, 9.1(1) K and 2.6(1) for 4, and +11.2(1) K and 2.41(5) for 5 (with zJ′ = –0.28 K). High‐field/frequency EPR data indicates significant g‐anisotropy in 2 (gz = 3.6, gy = 2.2, gx = 2.0) and [NEt4][(Tp*)FeIII(CN)3]·H2O (6) (gz = 3.5, gy = 2.0, gx = 1.3), while 5 shows D = –2.09 cm–1E = 0.08 cm–1, and B40 = –2.3 × 10–3 cm–1 with gz = 2.4 and gx = gy = 1.95. Despite significant magnetic anisotropy in 3–5, frequency‐dependent behavior is only seen for 5above 1.8 K, suggesting that rapid quantum tunnelling of the magnetization is operative.
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Publication Date
June 1, 2016
DOI
10.1002/ejic.201600199
Citation Information
Yuanzhu Zhang, Uma P. Malik, Benjamin Quiggins, Hung Nguyen, et al.. "Structure-Property Relationships in Tricyanoferrate(III) Building Blocks and Trinuclear Cyanide-Bridged Complexes" European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry Vol. 2016 (2016) p. 2432 - 2442
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/stephen-holmes/4/