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Metallocyclic Cu II -Ln III Single-Molecule Magnets from the Self-Assembly of 1,4-Diformylnaphthalene-2,3-diol.

Authors :
Dais TN
Takano R
Yamaguchi Y
Ishida T
Plieger PG
Source :
ACS omega [ACS Omega] 2022 Jan 31; Vol. 7 (6), pp. 5537-5546. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 31 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

We report the synthesis and characterization of seven new tetranuclear 3d-4f complexes derived from the 3:3:1 reaction of 1,4-diformylnaphthalene-2,3-diol (H <subscript>2</subscript> L ) with copper(II) nitrate and a lanthanide salt, Ln = Tb [ L <subscript>3</subscript> Cu <subscript>3</subscript> TbCl <subscript>2</subscript> (NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) <subscript>2</subscript> (H <subscript>2</subscript> O) <subscript>2</subscript> ] ( C1 ), Ho [ L <subscript>3</subscript> Cu <subscript>3</subscript> HoCl <subscript>3</subscript> (H <subscript>2</subscript> O) <subscript>3</subscript> (MeOH)](H <subscript>2</subscript> O) ( C2 ), Er [ L <subscript>3</subscript> Cu <subscript>3</subscript> ErCl <subscript>3</subscript> (H <subscript>2</subscript> O) <subscript>3.5</subscript> (MeOH) <subscript>0.5</subscript> ](H <subscript>2</subscript> O) ( C3 ), Gd [ L <subscript>3</subscript> Cu <subscript>3</subscript> Gd(NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) <subscript>2</subscript> (H <subscript>2</subscript> O) <subscript>2</subscript> (MeOH)](NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) ( C4 ), Dy [ L <subscript>3</subscript> Cu <subscript>3</subscript> Dy(NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) <subscript>2</subscript> (H <subscript>2</subscript> O) <subscript>2</subscript> (MeOH)](NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) ( C5 ), Yb [ L <subscript>3</subscript> Cu <subscript>3</subscript> Yb(NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) <subscript>2</subscript> (H <subscript>2</subscript> O) <subscript>2</subscript> (MeOH)](NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) ( C6 ), and La [ L <subscript>3</subscript> Cu <subscript>3</subscript> La(NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) <subscript>2</subscript> (H <subscript>2</subscript> O) <subscript>2</subscript> (MeOH)](NO <subscript>3</subscript> ) ( C7 ). Structural elucidation showed that the self-assembly using the acyclic ligand system was successful for all seven complexes, which exhibit the same near-planar Cu <subscript>3</subscript> LnO <subscript>12</subscript> core. Five complexes ( C1 , C2 , and C4 - C6 ) were magnetically characterized at 300 K and 1.8 K. Complexes C1 , C4 , and C5 were observed to have ferromagnetic ground states and showed appreciable frequency dependence in their AC magnetic measurements, which yielded effective barriers between 7.82(4) and 13.2(3) K, confirming the presence of single-molecule magnet properties.<br />Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing financial interest.<br /> (© 2022 The Authors. Published by American Chemical Society.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2470-1343
Volume :
7
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
ACS omega
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
35187368
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.1c07001