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  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Science
  • Supramolecular Chemistry

Background:

  • Spin crossover (SCO) materials exhibit potential for molecular switches and sensors.
  • Controlling SCO behavior in solution and solid states remains a challenge.
  • Iron(II) complexes are widely studied for their SCO properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an aggregate-responsive spin crossover (SCO) system.
  • To investigate solvent-driven aggregation control of SCO behavior.
  • To explore the structural and electronic changes associated with aggregation.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of the iron(II) complex Fe(HL)2(NCS)2·2DMF (1).
  • Solvent manipulation (methanol/dioxane mixtures) to induce aggregation.
  • Characterization of the complex in solution and aggregated states (e.g., UV-Vis, powder X-ray diffraction).

Main Results:

  • The iron(II) complex (1) demonstrated switchable SCO behavior.
  • Solvent-driven aggregation led to nanoparticle formation.
  • SCO properties were lost upon aggregation, with a change from cis to trans isothiocyanate isomers.

Conclusions:

  • An aggregate-responsive SCO system was successfully designed.
  • Solvent-driven aggregation provides a mechanism to control SCO behavior.
  • Structural isomerism plays a role in the observed SCO switching.