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Xiao-Ning Cheng1, Wei Xue, Jun-Hou Huang
1MOE Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic ChemistrySchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, China.
Abstract:
Four isostructural, two-dimensional (2D) grid-type coordination polymers bridged by carboxylate groups, namely [Co(8-qoac)(HCOO)] (1 x Co), [Mn(8-qoac)(HCOO)] (1 x Mn), [Co(8-qoac)(CH3COO)] (2 x Co) and [Mn(8-qoac)(CH3COO)] (2 x Mn) (8-qoacH = quinoline-8-oxy-acetate acid), were constructed to study the modulation effects of spin carriers and interlayer interactions on the magnetic behaviours. The grid-type layers in these compounds are composed of octahedral metal ions bridged by carboxylate groups of 8-qoac ligands in the anti-anti fashion and formate/acetate in the syn-anti fashion, and these 2D layers are further packed into 3D structures through pi-pi stacking and hydrogen-bonding interactions. The Mn(II) compounds show spin canting antiferromagnetic behaviours, while the Co(II) compounds exhibit not only spin canting but also metamagnetic behaviours. Moreover, the critical fields of 1 x Co and 2 x Co are changed from 200 Oe to 6000 Oe for the stronger interlayer interaction with the second ligand changing from formate to acetate.
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