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Magnetic Mn and Co complexes with a large polycyclic aromatic substituted nitronylnitroxide.

Journal Article · · Inorganic Chemistry
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ic202623p· OSTI ID:1042574
2-(1'-Pyrenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl (PyrNN) was reacted with M(hfac){sub 2} (M = Mn(II) and Co(II), hfac = hexafluoracetylacetonate) to give two isostructural ML{sub 2} stoichiometry M(hfac){sub 2}(PyrNN){sub 2} complexes and a ML stoichiometry one-dimensional (1-D) polymer chain complex [Mn(hfac){sub 2}(PyrNN)]. The ML{sub 2} complexes have similar crystal structures with monoclinic unit cells, in which one NO unit from each PyrNN ligand is bonded to the transition metal on cis vertices of a distorted octahedron. The major magnetic interactions are intracomplex metal-to-radical exchange (J), and intermolecular exchange across a close contact between the uncoordinated NO units (J'). For M = Mn(II) an approximate chain model fit gives g = 2.0, J = (-)125 cm{sup -1} and J' = (-)49 cm{sup -1}; for M = Co(II), g = 2.4, J = (-)180 cm{sup -1}, and J' = (-)70 cm{sup -1}. Hybrid density functional theory (DFT) computations modeling the intermolecular exchange by using only the radical units across the close contact are in good accord with the estimated values of J'. The chain type complex structure shows solvent incorporation for overall structure [Mn(hfac){sub 2}(PyrNN)]{sub n} {center_dot} 0.5(CHCl{sub 3}) {center_dot} 0.5(C{sub 7}H{sub 16}). Both NO groups of the PyrNN ligand are complexed to form helical chains, with very strong metal to radical antiferromagnetic exchange that gives overall ferrimagnetic behavior.
Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
SC
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1042574
Report Number(s):
ANL/MSD/JA-72038
Journal Information:
Inorganic Chemistry, Journal Name: Inorganic Chemistry Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 51; ISSN 0020-1669; ISSN INOCAJ
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH