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The coordination chemistry and magnetism of some 3d-4f and 4f amino-polyalcohol compounds
Joseph W Sharples1, David Collison1
1School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, Lancashire M13 9PL, United Kingdom.
Coordination Chemistry Reviews
|July 11, 2014
Abstract:
Triethanolamine, teaH3, and diethanolamine, RdeaH2, 3d-4f and 4f compounds demonstrate an enormous variety in their structure and bonding. This review examines the synthetic strategies to these molecules and their magnetic properties, whilst trying to assess these ligands' suitability towards new SMMs and magnetic refrigerants.
Keywords:
3d–4f4-Me-py, 4-methyl-pyridineBVS, bond valence sumCASPT2, complete active space perturbation theory 2CASSCF, complete active space self consistent fieldCoordination chemistryD, axial anisotropyDiethanolamineE, rhombic ZFSH, applied magnetic fieldH2Pc, phthalocyanineHDVV, Heisenberg Dirac van VleckHO2CPh, benzoic acidHO2CtBu, pivalic acidHbta, benzotriazoleJ12, coupling constantJT, Jahn–TellerLanthanideMCE, magnetocaloric effectMagnetismMicro-SQUID, micro-superconducting quantum interference deviceNMR, nuclear magnetic resonanceQT, quantum tunnellingRASSI, restricted active space state interactionRdeaH2, functionalised diethanolaminesSMM, single-molecule magnetTHF, tetrahydrofuranTriethanolamineUeff, anisotropy barrierZFS, zero-field splittinga.c., alternating currentacacH, acetylacetonebmhH2, 1,2-bis(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)hydrazonechpH, 6-chloro-2-hydroxy-pyridined.c., direct currentedteH4, N,N,N′,N′-tetrakis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediaminefcdcH2, ferrocene dicarboxylic acidg, Landé g-valueiPrO, isopropoxideib, isobutyratekB, Boltzmann constantmdeaH2, methyldiethanolaminems, microstatemshH, 3-methoxysalicylaldehyde hydrazonenBudeaH2, n-butyldiethanolaminenBudeaH3, n-butyldiethanolaminepy, pyridinesabheaH3, N-salicylidene-2-(bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino)ethylaminetacn, 1,4,7-triazacyclononaneteaH3, triethanolaminetpaH, triphenyl acetic acidŜn, spin operatorΔTAD, adiabatic temperature changeμβ, electronic Bohr magnetonτ, tauχ, susceptibilityχT, susceptibility temperature productχ″, out-of-phase susceptibility−ΔSM, magnetic entropy changeMore Related Videos
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