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The magnetic susceptibility of the dinuclear chromium(III) complex[(CH 3 CN) 5 CrOCr(NCCH 3 ) 5 ](BF 4 ) 4 ·2 CH 3 CN has been measured and analyzed. With a fitted value of the triplet energy J = 650 cm −1 , the antiferromagnetic coupling is the strongest hitherto determined for an unsupported linear oxide-bridged dinuclear Cr(III) system. The applicability of DFT for computational prediction of exchange in strongly coupled chromium(III) dimers was examined and an optimal and accurate modeling approach was devised. By such modeling it was shown possible to reproduce experimental exchange coupling constants with small relative errors typically of less than 10% ranging from the strongest coupled systems to systems with moderately strong couplings. A significant influence (>20%) of the chemical nature of the peripheral, non-bridging ligands on the exchange coupling was found and rationalized.

The syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of five new manganese (III) cyclam complexes, trans-[Mn(cyclam)(OH2)2](CF3SO3)3 AE H2O, trans-[Mn(cyclam)I2]I, trans-[Mn(cyclam)(ONO)2]ClO4, trans-[Mn(cyclam)(OClO3)2]ClO4 and trans-[Mn(cyclam) (CH3COO)(CH3COOH)](ClO4)2, are reported. Cyclam is the tetradentate amine ligand 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane. The complexes all exhibit pronounced tetragonal elongation of the coordination octahedron with the four cyclam nitrogens occupying the four equatorial positions. The magnetic properties are consistent with the formulation of the complexes as high-spin d 4 systems. trans-[Mn(cyclam)(OH2)2](CF3SO3)3 AE H2O is shown to be a convenient starting material for the syntheses of trans cyclam complexes. [Mn(cyclam)(CH3COO)(CH3COOH)](ClO4)2 exhibits extremely short intermolecular hydrogen bonds resulting in a pseudo-chain structure. The tilt of the axial ligands with respect to the equatorial plane containing the manganese and the cyclam nitrogen atoms is discussed. � 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

The synthesis and characterization of a tetranuclear chromium(III) complex of the ligand 1,3,5-triaminocyclohexane, (tach), C6H15N3, are described. The complex [Cr4(tach)4(OH)6] (ClO4)n(CF3SO3)6−n, where n refines to approximately 3.57, has been isolated and its structure has been determined from three-dimensional crystallographic data. The complex crystallizes in space group P21/c of the monoclinic system with four tetranuclear species in a cell of dimensions a=22.365(4), b=12.581(3), c=22.508(5) A, β=101.75(3)°. The structure has been refined to a final R factor of 0.0737 based on 6023 observed independent reflections. Each chromium(III) center is pseudo-octahedrally bonded to the three nitrogen atoms of the ligand and to three hydroxo groups; each hydroxo group acts as a bridge between two chromium atoms. The complex adopts the adamantane structure in which all four chromium atoms are chemically equivalent, as are all six hydroxide groups. The six independent Cr···Cr separations in the tetramer are in the narrow range 3.660–3.685 A. The temperature dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of the complex is consistent with the observed structure, the tetranuclear complex exhibiting an antiferromagnetic interaction with a J value of 8.91(2) cm−1. A model is presented which makes it possible to compare the antiferromagnetic interaction in complexes containing different numbers of metal atoms.

The synthesis and characterization of di-μ-oxodimanganese(III,IV) and (IV, IV) complexes employing the tetradentate ligand 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (cyclen) are reported. The crystal structure of the Mn(III,IV) complex, di-μ-oxo-bis(1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane)dimanganese(III,IV) chloride lithium chloride pentahydrate, [(cyclen)Mn(III)O 2 Mn(IV)(cyclen)]Cl 3 ·LiCl·5H 2 O( 1a ), has been established by three dimensional X-ray diffraction techniques. The complex, of formula Mn 2 C 16 H 50 N 8 O 7 Cl 4 Li, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with four molecules in a cell of dimensions a =20.284(4), b =10.576(2), c =15.345(2) A and β=105.70(1)°. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined by least-squares techniques to a final agreement factor of 0.0344 based on 3445 observed independent intensities. The dimer has a crystallographic inversion center in the middle, which is due to a static disorder in the crystals. The Mn-Mn distance in the complex is 2.694(1) A and the bridging Mn-O-Mn angle is 95.7(1)°. The magnetic properties of the III/IV complex are consistent with a doublet ground state, the observed J value of -138(2) cm −1 for la and -156.5(5) cm −1 for the corresponding perchlorate salt being similar to those observed in other III/IV complexes. The Mn(IV,IV) complex has a singlet ground state, with J =-144.5(10) cm −1 The EPR spectrum of the III/IV complex exhibits the commonly-occurring sixteen line pattern, with a significant degree of anisotropy. The EPR spectrum has been simulated by diagonalization of the energy matrix for the doublet state. The complex exhibits two quasi-reversible waves in the cyclic voltammogram, with redox potentials of 0.069 and 0.846 V (versus Ag/AgCI) for the III/III↔III/IV and III/ IV↔IV/IV couples, respectively. The electronic spectra of both the (III,IV) and (IV,IV) forms of the complex are similar to those of analogous complexes.