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  • Materials Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Solid-State Chemistry

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  • Coordination polymers offer tunable properties based on metal ions and organic linkers.
  • Spin crossover (SCO) materials based on iron(ii) are of interest for molecular switches and sensors.
  • Square-grid coordination polymers provide unique structural motifs for exploring magnetic phenomena.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel Fe(ii)-based coordination polymers.
  • To investigate the magnetic properties, specifically spin crossover behavior, of the synthesized compounds.
  • To elucidate the structural basis for the observed magnetic transitions.

Main Methods:

  • Solvothermal synthesis of coordination polymers using FeSO4·7H2O, N,N,N',N'-tetrakis(pyridin-4-yl)methanediamine (tpmd), and KNCS/KNCSe.
  • Characterization using X-ray diffraction and magnetic susceptibility measurements.
  • Structural analysis at different temperatures to correlate with magnetic data.

Main Results:

  • Two isomorphous, 2D layered coordination polymers, [Fe(tpmd)2(NCS)2]·5.5H2O (1) and [Fe(tpmd)2(NCSe)2]·7H2O (2), were successfully synthesized.
  • Compound 1 displayed paramagnetic behavior, while compound 2 exhibited a two-step spin crossover transition around 145 K and 50 K.
  • Structural analysis of compound 2 at 100 K revealed alternating layers with distinct iron(ii) coordination environments, consistent with mixed spin states.

Conclusions:

  • The incorporation of NCSe- ligands in compound 2 is crucial for inducing spin crossover behavior.
  • The observed two-step SCO in compound 2 is attributed to structural differences in the layered arrangement at low temperatures.
  • These findings contribute to the design of functional coordination polymers with tunable magnetic properties.