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Structure and magnetism of decanuclear and octadecanuclear manganese(II/III) triethanolamine clusters
Stuart K Langley1, Kevin J Berry, Boujemaa Moubaraki
1School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Abstract:
Two new potential single molecule magnets [Mn(10)O(3)(O(2)CCH(3))(6)(tea)(teaH)(3)(teaH(2))(3)][NO(3)](2).3H(2)O (1) and [Mn(18)(N(3))(12)O(12)(tea)(2)(teaH)(4)(OMe)(MeOH)].2MeOH.H(2)O.Et(2)O (2) have been synthesised using manganese(II) nitrate, the tripodal ligand triethanolamine (teaH(3)) and co-ligands such as acetate for 1 and azide for 2. Both compounds are mixed-valent with 1 consisting of 4 Mn(II) and 6 Mn(III) ions and 2 consisting of 3 Mn(II) and 15 Mn(III) ions. Complex 1 has a near planar Mn(7)(II/III) disc-like core with 3 Mn(II) ions positioned on the periphery of the disc, forming a star-like geometry. Complex 2 contains a hexa-capped truncated tetrahedral core. Variable temperature DC magnetic susceptibility data collected in 2, 1, 0.1 and 0.01 T fields, and in the 2-300 K temperature range, for 1 and 2, indicate a large ground spin-state for both compounds. Using a new approach to calculating the DC Mvs. H isotherms (or isofield Mvs. H/T curves) by means of the thermal population of Zeeman levels generated from a group of closely spaced S states (within 9 cm(-1) of ground), the ground S of 1 is 10. The ZFS term, D, is close to zero. For 2 , the magnetisation isotherms, and low temperature susceptibilities, point to a ground state spin of (21)/(2) with many closely spaced spin states (probably from (17)/(2) to (35)/(2)) close in energy, the lowest Zeeman level energies of which change as the field increases. AC magnetic susceptibility data show frequency-dependent out-of-phase signals indicating both clusters are possibly single molecule magnets. Extrapolation of the in-phase component, chi'(M)T, to 0 K suggests spin ground state of S = 10 for 1 and (21)/(2) for 2 , in agreement with the DC data.
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