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Author Spotlight: A Rapid, Microwave-Assisted Hydrothermal Synthesis Of Nickel Hydroxide Nanosheets
Published on: August 18, 2023
The synthesis and magnetic properties of a linear mixed-valence [Ni3]5+ in an anthyridine tri-nickel complex
Chang-Lin Hsieh1, Tsai-Jung Liu1, You Song2
1Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China. smpeng@ntu.edu.tw.
Abstract:
A novel trinuclear complex [Ni3(μ3-dbay)4Cl2]I3 (1) with a mixed-valence state was prepared by reacting the tridentate ligand 1,13,14-triaza-dibenz[a,j]anthracene (dibenzanthyridine = dbay) with anhydrous NiCl2 and sodium tetraphenylborate. The title compound provides the first example of a trinuclear nickel-anthyridine-based string complex in which the metal framework of complex 1 consists of NiII-NiI-NiII. X-ray crystallography, magnetic susceptibility and detailed EPR measurements were performed to characterize the structure and magnetic properties of this unique complex.
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