Abstract
The pentagonal bipyramidal high-spin iron(II) complex, [(TPA 2C(O)NHtBu)Fe(CF3SO 3)]+, is shown to exhibit a high-anisotropy ground state, with fits to dc magnetization data providing an axial zero-field splitting parameter of D = - 7.9 cm-1. The utility of this compound as a building unit is demonstrated, as its reaction with [ReCl4(CN) 2]2- affords the cyano-bridged dinuclear cluster (TPA 2C(O)NHtBu)FeReCl4(CN)2. dc magnetic susceptibility measurements reveal intracluster ferromagnetic exchange interactions between FeII and ReIV centers, with J = +3.0 cm-1, giving rise to a spin ground state of S = 7/2. Moreover, fits to dc magnetization data obtained for the FeRe cluster show the presence of strong axial anisotropy, with D = -2.3 cm-1. Finally, variable-frequency ac susceptibility measurements reveal the onset of slow magnetic relaxation at low temperature, suggesting that the FeRe cluster is a single-molecule magnet.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 91-96 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Inorganica Chimica Acta |
Volume | 369 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 15 2011 |
Funding
We thank the Packard foundation (C.J.C.), DOE/LBNL ( 403801 to C.J.C.), and the NSF ( CHE-0617063 to J.R.L.) for funding this work. C.J.C. is an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. We further thank Tyco Electronics for providing T.D.H. with a predoctoral fellowship, H. Harman for helpful discussions, and J. Zadrozny for experimental assistance. Appendix A
Keywords
- Cyanide
- High-spin iron(II)
- Magnetic anisotropy
- Single-molecule magnet
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry