Family of heterometallic semicircular Mnl" 2Ln"l3 strands

  • Muhammad Nadeem Akhtar
  • , Yan Zhen Zheng
  • , Yanhua Lan
  • , Valeriu Mereacre
  • , Christopher E. Anson
  • , Annie K. Powell

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Abstract

A series of heterometallic complexes of formula [MnIIILn III(bdeaH)3(bdea)2(piv)8]-MeCN, where bdeaH2= A/-butyldiethano-lamine, piv = pivalate, and Ln = Y (1), Tb (2), Dy (3), Ho (4), and Er (5), has been prepared. 1-5 are isostructural, with the metal centers forming a novel semicircular Ln"l-Mnl"-Lnl"-Mn l"-Lnl" strand. Only 2 and 3 exhibit slow relaxation of the magnetization, suggesting that the highly anisotropic Ln'" ions (Tbιπand Dy'") are essential for an energy barrier to spin reversal.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3502-3504
Number of pages3
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume48
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 20 Apr 2009
Externally publishedYes

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