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Magnetometric Characterization of Intermediates in the Solid-State Electrochemistry of Redox-Active Metal-Organic Frameworks
Published on: June 9, 2023
Multifunctional magnetic materials obtained by insertion of a spin-crossover Fe(III) complex into bimetallic
Miguel Clemente-León1, Eugenio Coronado, Maurici López-Jordà
1Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, Polígono de la Coma s/n, 46980 Paterna, Spain. miguel.clemente@uv.es
Abstract:
The syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of the compounds of formula [Fe(III)(sal(2)-trien)][Mn(II)Cr(III)(ox)(3)].CH(2)Cl(2) (1; H(2)sal(2)-trien=N,N'-disalicylidenetriethylenetetramine, ox=oxalate), [Fe(III)(sal(2)-trien)][Mn(II)Cr(III)(ox)(3)].CH(3)OH (2), [In(III)(sal(2)-trien)][Mn(II)Cr(III)(ox)(3)].0.25H(2)O.0.25CH(3)OH.0.25CH(3)CN (3), and [In(III)(sal(2)-trien)][Mn(II)Cr(III)(ox)(3)].CH(3)NO(2).0.5H(2)O (4) are reported. The structure of 1 presents a 2D honeycomb anionic layer formed by Mn(II) and Cr(III) ions linked through oxalate ligands and a cationic layer of [Fe(sal(2)-trien)](+) complexes intercalated between the 2D oxalate network. The structures of 2, 3, and 4 present a 3D achiral anionic network formed by Mn(II) and Cr(III) ions linked through oxalate ligands with [Fe(sal(2)-trien)](+) or [In(sal(2)-trien)](+) complexes and solvent molecules intercalated within the 3D oxalate network. The magnetic properties and Mössbauer spectroscopy of 1 and 2 indicate that these compounds undergo a long-range ferromagnetic ordering at around 5 K and a spin crossover of the intercalated [Fe(sal(2)-trien)](+) complexes above 130 K, which is complete in the case of 1. The magnetic properties of the compounds 3 and 4 confirm the ferromagnetic ordering of the bimetallic oxalate network.
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