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Published on: February 5, 2022
Two novel μ6-O(2-) bridged Co14/Ni14 hydroxamate clusters packed in distorted face-centered cubic patterns
Yanping Zhang1, Rui Lv1, Jingyao Wang1
1Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Nankai University, and Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (MOE), Tianjin 300071, P. R. China. guwen68@nankai.edu.cn liuxin64@nankai.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Two novel clusters [Co(μ6-O(2-))(sbha)12(sba)2 (DMF)7(DMA)]·(DMF)8 (1) and [Ni(μ6-O(2-))(sbha)12(sba)2(DMF)8] (2) (sH2bha = 4-bromo-benzohydroximic acid; sHba = 4-bromobenzene carboxylic acid; DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide; DMA = dimethylamine) have been synthesized. The novel body-centred μ6-O(2-) bridged Co14 and Ni14 clusters are packed in distorted face-centered cubic (FCC) patterns with different symmetries. Magnetic studies confirmed the antiferromagnetic exchange interactions between magnetic centers.
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