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Matthew P Shores1, Jeffrey R Long
1Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-1460, USA.
Abstract:
Reaction of [(Me3tacn)V(CF3SO3)3] (Me3tacn = N,N',N''-trimethyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) with LiCN in DMF results in oligomerization of cyanide to form [(Me3tacn)2V2(CN)4(mu-C4N4)]. The structure of this binuclear complex features a planar tetracyanide unit bridging two VIV centers via imido type linkages. The conjugated pathway provided by the bridging ligand leads to strong antiferromagnetic coupling (J = -112 cm-1) and an S = 0 ground state. Reduction of the complex with cobaltocene generates the Class III mixed-valence anion [(Me3tacn)2V2(CN)4(mu-C4N4)]1-, wherein resonance exchange induces strong ferromagnetic coupling to give a well-isolated S = 3/2 ground state.
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