从Mn4簇到1D配合物：两个新的具有缓慢磁弛豫的混价锰配合物

本文合成并研究了一个四核锰配合物,[Mn4（HL）4（MeOH）4（SCN）2]·3MeOH（1）和一个基于Mn4单元的一维链锰配合物,[Mn4（HL）4（MeOH）4（N（cN）2）2]·2．5MeOH（2）（H3L=2,6-二羟基-4-甲基苯酚）．配合物1和2分别属于三斜晶系P-1空间群和单斜晶系P21／n空间群．配合物1由混价四核立方烷单元组成,它包含两个MnⅡ离子和两个MnⅢ。离子．配合物2包含类似的[Mn4]单元,通过两个N（CN）2离子连成一维链结构．变温磁化率研究表明配合物1和2的锰离子之间存在铁磁性偶合作用．对配合物进行交流磁化率的测试,低温时的虚部信号表明两个配合物均表现出缓慢磁弛豫现象．     

基于二氰根铬的一系列氰根桥联Cr~Ⅲ-Cu~Ⅱ-Cr~Ⅲ三核配合物的合成、结构与磁性（英文）

基于一系列二氰根铬与[Cu(cyclam)](Cl O4)2反应合成了3个氰根桥联CrⅢ-CuⅡ-CrⅢ三核配合物[Cu(cyclam)][Cr(bpmb)(CN)2]2·4H2O(1)(cyclam=1,4,8,11-四氮杂环十四烷,bpmb2-=1,2-二(2-吡啶甲酰胺基)-4-甲基苯),[Cu(cyclam)][Cr(bpdmb)(CN)2]2(2)(bpdmb2-=1,2-二(2-吡啶甲酰胺基)-4,5-二甲基苯)和[Cu(cyclam)][Cr(bp Clb)(CN)2]2·4H2O(3)(bp Clb2-=1,2-二(2-吡啶甲酰胺基)-4-氯苯)。单晶衍射结果表明:3个化合物是结构类似的中性三核配合物,均含有氰根桥联的Cr(Ⅲ)-CN-Cu(Ⅱ)-NC-Cr(Ⅲ)连接;磁性研究表明:氰根桥在CrⅢ和CuⅡ离子间传递弱的铁磁耦合作用,基于自旋哈密顿算符H=-2JCr CuSCu(SCr1+SCr2)拟合得到它们的磁耦合常数分别是JCr Cu=1.53(2)cm-1(1),0.45(1)cm-1(2)和0.73(2)cm-1(3)。     

基于二氰根铬的一系列氰根桥联CrⅢ-CuⅡ-CrⅢ三核配合物的合成、结构与磁性

基于一系列二氰根铬与[Cu(cyclam)](Cl O4)2反应合成了3个氰根桥联CrⅢ-CuⅡ-CrⅢ三核配合物[Cu(cyclam)][Cr(bpmb)(CN)2]2·4H2O(1)(cyclam=1,4,8,11-四氮杂环十四烷,bpmb2-=1,2-二(2-吡啶甲酰胺基)-4-甲基苯),[Cu(cyclam)][Cr(bpdmb)(CN)2]2(2)(bpdmb2-=1,2-二(2-吡啶甲酰胺基)-4,5-二甲基苯)和[Cu(cyclam)][Cr(bp Clb)(CN)2]2·4H2O(3)(bp Clb2-=1,2-二(2-吡啶甲酰胺基)-4-氯苯)。单晶衍射结果表明:3个化合物是结构类似的中性三核配合物,均含有氰根桥联的Cr(Ⅲ)-CN-Cu(Ⅱ)-NC-Cr(Ⅲ)连接;磁性研究表明:氰根桥在CrⅢ和CuⅡ离子间传递弱的铁磁耦合作用,基于自旋哈密顿算符H=-2JCr CuSCu(SCr1+SCr2)拟合得到它们的磁耦合常数分别是JCr Cu=1.53(2)cm-1(1),0.45(1)cm-1(2)和0.73(2)cm-1(3)。     

两个基于MnⅢ席夫碱氰基桥联化合物的合成、结构和磁性

本文利用MnⅢ席夫碱配合物作为前驱体,与含有氰根桥联配体的构筑基块K3[CoⅢ(CN)6]或Na[N(CN)2]反应合成了2个新的化合物[MnⅢ6(Salen)6(H2O)6.CoⅢ(CN)6][CoⅢ(CN)6].6H2O(1)和[MnⅢ(5-Br)Salen.N(CN)2].H2O(2),其中Salen为二-邻苯甲醛乙二胺。利用红外光谱、元素分析和X-射线单晶衍射分析对其结构进行了表征并测试了其磁学性质。结构分析表明化合物1由1个七核阳离子簇[Mn6Co]3+和一个平衡阴离子[Co(CN)6]3-组成的离子对化合物。而化合物2则为由MnⅢ组成的一维中性链结构,[N(CN)2]-利用叠氮桥联方式和金属离子配位。磁性研究表明,化合物1中[Co(CN)6]3-几乎不传递磁耦合作用,所以是一个顺磁体,但MnⅢ自身的零场分裂导致低χMT在低温时随温度下降而减小,而2则表现出弱的链内反铁磁性耦合作用。对比化合物1和2的磁性得知共轭体系[N(CN)2]-比同样是五原子配体[Co(CN)6]3-传递较强磁耦合作用。     

基于双核Cu（II）-M（II）[M=Pb和Cu]单元的氰基桥联配合物的合成、晶体结构和磁性研究

四个氰基桥联的杂金属配合物{[CuPb（L^1）][FeⅢ（bpb）（CN）2]）2·（C104）2·2H20·2CH3CN（1）,{[CuPb（L^1）]2·[FeⅡ（CN）6]（H20）2J·10H20（2）,{[Cu2（L^2）][FeⅢ（bpb）（CN）2]2}·2H20·2CH30H（3）和{[Cu2（L^2）]3[FeⅢ（CN）612（H20）2}·10H20（4）是通过K[FeⅢ（bpb）（CN）2][bpb=1,2-双（吡啶-2-羧酰氨基）苯二价阴离子]和K3[FeⅢ（cN）】6与双核大环席夫碱化合物[CuPb（L^1）]·（C104）2或[Cu2（L^2）]·（C1O4）2．H2L^1配体是由2,6-二甲基对甲基苯酚、乙二胺和乙二烯三乙胺以1：1：1摩尔比缩合得到,而H2L。配体是由2,6-二甲基对甲基苯酚和丙二胺以1：1摩尔比缩合得到．单晶X射线衍射分析揭示了化合物1是一个由[FeⅢ（bpb）（CN）2r阴离子[CuPb（L^1）]^2＋阳离子交替排列形成的环状杂三金属分子结构．化合物2是一个[Fe（CN）6]^4-离子和两个[CU2L^2]^2＋阳离子构成的哑铃型五核分子结构,该单元通过分子间氢键形成了二维超分子结构．双杂金属配合物3是一个由中心对称的[Cu2（L^2）]^2＋部分与两个含有氰基的fFeⅢ（bpb）（CN）2r离子构筑四核分子．八核化合物4是由两个[Fe（CN）。]3一离子连接了三个[Cu2（L^2）]^2＋离子构筑而成．磁性调查揭示了化合物1、3和4都表现出整体的反铁磁行为．     

基于水杨醛类席夫碱构筑的Fe(Ⅲ)、Co(Ⅲ)、混价Mn(Ⅱ)/Mn(Ⅲ)配合物的合成、晶体结构及磁性

以3-甲氧基水杨醛与乙醇胺缩合得到席夫碱化合物hmmpH_2(hmmpH_2=2-[(2-羟乙基亚氨基)甲基]-6-甲氧基苯酚),以hmmpH_2为配体合成了配合物[Fe_2(hmmp)_2(hmmpH)_2]·1.5CH_3CN·0.5H_2O(1)和[Co_2Na(hmmp)_2(N_3)_2(CH_3O)(CH_3OH)_2](2)。以3,5-二溴水杨醛与乙醇胺缩合得到化合物hmdbrpH_2(hmdbrpH_2=2-[(2-羟乙基亚氨基)甲基]-4,6-二溴苯酚),以hmdbrpH_2为配体合成了一个混价三核配合物[Mn(Ⅱ)Mn(Ⅲ)_2(hmdbrp)_2(O_2CPh)_4(CH_3OH)_2]·2CH_3CN·2CH_3OH(3)(HO_2CPh为苯甲酸)。对配合物分别进行了元素分析、X射线单晶衍射分析,还对1和3进行了磁性研究。单晶结构分析表明配合物1中2个六配位的Fe(Ⅲ)离子通过2个醇羟基氧原子相连形成二聚体结构,配合物2中Co(Ⅲ)也为六配位,通过2个甲醇中氧原子相连形成双核结构,配合物3为一混价三核锰结构,3个Mn离子呈线性排列。磁性测试表明配合物1中Fe(Ⅲ)离子之间存在反铁磁相互作用,配合物3的三核锰单元内Mn(Ⅱ)、Mn(Ⅲ)离子之间存在反铁磁相互作用。     

氰根和酚氧桥联M(Ⅱ)-Mn(Ⅲ)(M=Ru和Os)二维配合物的合成、结构与磁性（英文）

基于六氰根构筑单元[M(Ⅱ)(CN)_6]~(4-)与[Mn(Ⅲ)(salen)]+模块反应合成了2个新型酚氧和氰根混合桥联的MⅡ-Mn(Ⅲ)配合物{[Mn(Ⅲ)(salen)]_4[Mn(Ⅲ)(salen)(H_2O)]_2[MⅡ(CN)_6]}(Cl O_4)2·2H_2O(M=Ru(1),Os(2),salen2-=双水杨酰胺乙基负离子)。单晶衍射结果表明:它们是结构类似的二维化合物,其中氰根桥联的七核[Mn(Ⅲ)6MⅡ]2+单元进一步通过双酚氧桥相互连接构成二维层状结构。磁性研究表明:2个化合物通过酚氧桥均呈现反常的反铁磁耦合,基于自旋哈密顿算符H=-2JMnMnSMn1SMn2拟合得到它们的磁耦合常数分别是J=-0.340 cm~(-1)(1)和-0.561 cm~(-1)(2)。     

酰胺氮桥联双核钴(Ⅲ)配合物[Co2(bpmb)2(CN)2]·H2O的合成、分子结构和超分子组装

合成了1个酰胺氮桥联的双核钴(Ⅲ)配合物[Co2(bpmb)2(CN)2].H2O(bpmb2-=1,2-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)-4-methylbenze-nate)(1),并通过X-射线单晶衍射分析表征其结构特征。结果表明:吡啶甲酰胺配体H2bpmb的甲酰胺氮原子脱去氢原子形成带两个负电荷的扭曲的四配位螯合配体bpmb2-。1个钴(Ⅲ)离子与2个吡啶氮原子,2个bpmb2-配体上的桥联酰胺氮原子和2个氰基碳原子配位得到六配位、变形的八面体CoN4C2;另1个钴(Ⅲ)离子与2个吡啶氮原子,配体bpmb2-上的2个未桥联甲酰胺氮原子和2个桥联的甲酰胺氮原子六配位,形成扭曲的八面体CoN6配位构型。[Co2(bpmb)2(CN)2]单元通过自由水分子和氰基氮原子和甲酰胺氧原子之间O-H…N和O-H…O氢键形成锯齿型链状超分子亚结构,这些链状亚结构通过π-π相互作用连接起来形成网状的超分子结构。     

氰根桥联Fe(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ)双金属配合物的合成及磁性研究

基于五氰构筑单元[Fe(CN)₅L]^2-[L=1-甲基咪唑(1-Meim), 咪唑(Him)]和铜大环配离子合成了3个氰根桥联Fe(Ⅲ)-Cu(Ⅱ)双金属配合物, 并研究了它们的晶体结构和磁性. 单晶结构分析表明, 3个化合物为一维链状的Fe^Ⅲ-Cu^Ⅱ配合物, 铜离子的配位构型为拉长八面体结构, 轴向由2个[Fe(CN)₅L]^2-上的氰根氮原子配位, 而每个[Fe(CN)₅L]^2-用2个氰根桥联2个铜离子, 得到1个交替一维链结构. 磁性研究表明, 其中2个配合物呈铁磁相互作用, 1个呈少见的反铁磁耦合.     

席夫碱类混价七核锰金属配合物的合成、表征及磁性

以3-乙氧基水杨醛缩乙醇胺席夫碱(H2L)为配体合成了2个新的七核锰配合物[Na2MnⅡMnⅢ6O2(L)6(N3)4(CH3COO)2]·4DMF(1)和[Na2MnⅡMnⅢ6O2(L)6(SCN)4(CH3COO)2]·2DMF (2),并对它们进行红外分析、元素分析、热重分析和单晶结构分析。单晶衍射结果表明,配合物1和2均为混价七核锰配合物,包含1个Mn2+和6个Mn3+。此外还研究了配合物1和2的磁学性质,磁性研究表明配合物1和2都表现出反铁磁作用。     

Synthesis, crystal structures and magnetic properties of cyanide-bridged macrocyclic complexes

Three cyanide-bridged dodecanuclear macrocyclic wheel-like complexes [Cr(bpmb)(CN)₂]₆[Mn(5-Brsalpn)]₆·12H₂O (1), [Co(bpmb)(CN)₂]₆[Mn(5-Brsalpn)]₆·12H₂O (2) and [Co(bpmb)(CN)₂]₆[Mn(5-Clsalpn)]₆·24H₂O·8CH₃CN (3) [bpmb²⁻= 1,2-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)-4-methylbenzenate dianion; 5-Brsalpn²⁻ = N,N′-propylenebis(5-bromosalicylideneaminato) dianion; 5-Clsalpn²⁻ = N,N′-propylenebis(5-chlorosalicylideneaminato) dianion] have been synthesized and their crystal structures and magnetic properties have been investigated. The three compounds are structurally isomorphous and consist of alternating Mn(III)-Schiff base cations and [M(bpmb)(CN)₂]⁻ anions, generating cyanide-bridged nanosized dodecanuclear macrocyclic structures with an approximate diameter of 2 nm. The study of the magnetic properties of complex 1 reveals an antiferromagnetic interaction between the Cr(III) and Mn(III) ions through the cyanide bridges. A best-fit to the magnetic susceptibility of the complex leads to a magnetic coupling constant of J _CrMn = −2.65(6) cm⁻¹ on the basis of a one-dimensional alternating chain model with the Hamiltonian $ H = - J_{CrMn} \sum\limits_{i = 0}^N {S_i \cdot S_{i + 1} } $ H = - J_{CrMn} \sum\limits_{i = 0}^N {S_i \cdot S_{i + 1} } .     

Substituent effect on formation of heterometallic molecular wheels: synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties

The reaction of manganese(III) Schiff bases of the type salen(2-) (N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneaminato)) with X-substituted (X = CH(3), Cl) pyridinecarboxamide dicyanoferrite(III) [Fe(X-bpb)(CN)(2)](-) gave rise to a series of cyanide-bridged Mn(6)Fe(6) molecular wheels, [Mn(III)(salen)](6)[Fe(III)(bpmb)(CN)(2)](6) x 7H(2)O (1), [Mn(salen)](6)[Fe(bpClb)(CN)(2)](6) x 4H(2)O x 2CH(3)OH (2), [Mn(salen)](6)[Fe(bpdmb)(CN)(2)](6) x 10H(2)O x 5CH(3)OH (3), [Mn(5-Br(salpn))](6)[Fe(bpmb)(CN)(2)](6) x 24H(2)O x 8CH(3)CN (4), and [Mn(5-Cl(salpn))](6)[Fe(bpmb)(CN)(2)](6) x 25H(2)O x 5CH(3)CN (5). Compared with [Fe(bpb)(CN)(2)](-), which always gives rise to 1D or polynuclear species when reacting with Mn(III) Schiff bases, the introduction of substituents (X) to the bpb(2-) ligand has a driving force in formation of the novel wheel structure. Magnetic studies reveal that high-spin ground state S = 15 is present in the wheel compounds originated from the ferromagnetic Mn(III)-Fe(III) coupling. For the first time, the quantum Monte Carlo study has been used to modulate the magnetic susceptibility of the huge Mn(6)Fe(6) metallomacrocycles, showing that the magnetic coupling constants J range from 3.0 to 8.0 K on the basis of the spin Hamiltonian [Formula: see text]. Hysteresis loops for 1 have been observed below 0.8 K, indicative of a single-molecule magnet with a blocking temperature (TB) of 0.8 K. Molecular wheels 2-5 exhibit frequency dependence of alternating-current magnetic susceptibility under zero direct-current magnetic field, signifying the slow magnetization relaxation similar to that of 1. Significantly, an unprecedented archlike Mn(2)Fe(2) cluster, [Mn(5-Cl(salpn))](2)[Fe(bpmb)(CN)(2)](2) x 3H(2)O x CH(3)CN (6), has been isolated as an intermediate of the Mn(6)Fe(6) wheel 5. Ferromagnetic Mn(III)-Fe(III) coupling results in a high-spin S = 5 ground state. Combination of the high-spin state and a negative magnetic anisotropy (D) results in the observation of slow magnetization relaxation in 6.     

Assembly of azido- or cyano-bridged binuclear complexes containing the bulky [Mn(phen)2]2+ building block: syntheses, crystal structures, and magnetic properties

Two new cyano-bridged heterobinuclear complexes, [Mn(II)(phen)2Cl][Fe(III)(bpb)(CN)2] x 0.5CH3CH2OH x 1.5H2O (1) and [Mn(II)(phen)2Cl][Cr(III)(bpb)(CN)2] x 2H2O (2) [phen = 1,10-phenanthroline; bpb(2-) = 1,2-bis(pyridine-2-carboxamido)benzenate], and four novel azido-bridged Mn(II) dimeric complexes, [Mn2(phen)4(mu(1,1)-N3)2][M(III)(bpb)(CN)2]2 x H2O [M = Fe (3), Cr (4), Co (5)] and [Mn2(phen)4(mu(1,3)-N3)(N3)2]BPh4 x 0.5H2O (6), have been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and magnetic studies. Complexes 1 and 2 comprise [Mn(phen)2Cl]+ and [M(bpb)(CN)2]- units connected by one cyano ligand of [M(bpb)(CN)2]-. Complexes 3-5 are doubly end-on (EO) azido-bridged Mn(II) binuclear complexes with two [M(bpb)(CN)2]- molecules acting as charge-compensating anions. However, the Mn(II) ions in complex 6 are linked by a single end-to-end (EE) azido bridging ligand with one large free BPh4(-) group as the charge-balancing anion. The magnetic coupling between Mn(II) and Fe(III) or Cr(III) in complexes 1 and 2 was found to be antiferromagnetic with J(MnFe) = -2.68(3) cm(-1) and J(MnCr) = -4.55(1) cm(-1) on the basis of the Hamiltonian H = -JS(Mn)S(M) (M = Fe or Cr). The magnetic interactions between two Mn(II) ions in 3-5 are ferromagnetic in nature with the magnetic coupling constants of 1.15(3), 1.05(2), and 1.27(2) cm(-1) (H = -JS(Mn1)S(Mn2)), respectively. The single EE azido-bridged dimeric complex 6 manifests antiferromagnetic interaction with J = -2.29(4) cm(-1) (H = -JS(Mn1)S(Mn2)). Magneto-structural correlationship on the EO azido-bridged Mn(II) dimers has been investigated.     

Synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of three 1D chain complexes based on high-spin metal-cyanide clusters: [Mn(III)6M(III)] (M = Cr, Fe, Co)

On the basis of high-spin metal-cyanide clusters of Mn(III)(6)M(III) (M = Cr, Fe, Co), three one-dimensional (1D) chain complexes, [Mn(salen)](6)[Cr(CN)(6)](2)·6CH(3)OH·H(2)O (1), [Mn(5-CH(3))salen)](6)[Fe(CN)(6)](2)·2CH(3)CN·10H(2)O (2), and [Mn(5-CH(3))salen)](6)[Co(CN)(6)](2)·2CH(3)CN·10H(2)O (3) [salen = N,N'-ethylenebis(salicylideneiminato) dianion], have been synthesized and characterized structurally as well as magnetically. Complexes 2 and 3 are isomorphic but slightly different from complex 1. All three complexes contain a 1D chain structure which is comprised of alternating high-spin metal-cyanide clusters of [Mn(6)M](3+) and a bridging group [M(CN)(6)](3-) in the trans mode. Furthermore, the three complexes all exhibit extended 3D supramolecular networks originating from short intermolecular contacts. Magnetic investigation indicates that the coupling mechanisms are intrachain antiferromagnetic interactions for 1 and ferromagnetic interactions for 2, respectively. Complex 3 is a magnetic dilute system due to the diamagnetic nature of Co(III). Further magnetic investigations show that complexes 1 and 2 are dominated by the 3D antiferromagnetic ordering with T(N) = 7.2 K for 1 and 9.5 K for 2. It is worth noting that the weak frequency-dependent phenomenon of AC susceptibilities was observed in the low-temperature region in both 1 and 2, suggesting the presence of slow magnetic relaxations.     

Rational synthesis and magnetic properties of a family of low-dimensional heterometallic Cr-Mn complexes based on the versatile building block [Cr(2,2'-bipyridine)(CN)4]-

Six heterometallic compounds based on the building block [Cr(bpy)(CN)4]- (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine) with secondary and/or tertiary coligands as modulators, {Mn(H2O)2[Cr(bpy)(CN)4]2}n (1), {Mn(bpy)(H2O)[Cr(bpy)(CN)4]2 x H2O}n (2), [Mn(bpy)2][Cr(bpy)(CN)4]2 x 5H2O (3), {[Mn(dca)(bpy)(H2O)][Cr(bpy)(CN)4] x H2O}n (4) (dca = N(CN)2(-)), {Mn(N3)(CH3OH)[Cr(bpy)(CN)4] x 2H2O}n (5), and {Mn(bpy)(N3)(H2O)[Cr(bpy)(CN)4] x H2O}2 (6), have been prepared and characterized structurally and magnetically. X-ray crystallography reveals that the compounds 1, 2, 4, and 5 consist of one-dimensional (1D) chains with different structures: a 4,2-ribbon-like chain, a branched zigzag chain, a 2,2-CC zigzag chain, and a 3,3-ladder-like chain, respectively. It also reveals that compound 3 has a trinuclear [MnCr2] structure, and compound 6 has a tetranuclear [Mn2Cr2] square structure. Magnetic studies show antiferromagnetic interaction between Cr(III) and Mn(II) ions in all compounds. All of the chain compounds exhibit metamagnetic behaviors with different critical temperatures (Tc) and critical fields (Hc; at 1.8 K): 3.2 K and 3.0 kOe for 1; 2.3 K and 4.0 kOe for 2; 2.1 K and 1.0 kOe for 4; and 4.7 K and 5.0 kOe for 5, respectively. The noncentrosymmetric compound 2 is also a weak ferromagnet at low temperature because of spin canting. The magnetic analyses reveal Cr-Mn intermetallic magnetic exchange constants, J, of -4.7 to -9.4 cm(-1) (H = -JS(Cr) x S(Mn)). It is observed that the antiferromagnetic interaction through the Mn-N-C-Cr bridge increases as the Mn-N-C angle (theta) decreases to the range of 155-180 degrees, obeying an empirical relationship: J = -40 + 0.2theta. This result suggests that the best overlap between t(2g) (high-spin Mn(II)) and t(2g) (low-spin Cr(III)) occurs at an angle of approximately 155 degrees.     

Tuning the magnetic behavior via dehydration/hydration treatment of a new ferrimagnet with the composition of K0.2Mn1.4Cr(CN)6 x 6H2O

A new complex (1) of Prussian blue analogue with the composition of K0.2Mn1.4Cr(CN)6 x 6H2O was prepared and characterized structurally as well as magnetically. The crystal structure of complex 1 was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The results indicate that complex 1 consists of a 3D cubic lattice similar to those of Mn3[Cr(CN)6]2 x xH2O, Mn3[Co(CN)6]2 x xH2O, Cd3[Cr(CN)6]2 x xH2O, and Cd3[Co(CN)6]2 x xH2O. Magnetic measurements show that complex 1 is a ferrimagnet with T(c) = 66 K. It is interesting to note that the magnetic behavior of complex 1 can be substantially modulated through a dehydration/rehydration treatment. The T(c) value of this ferrimagnet increases to 99 K after dehydration reaching a 23.4% weight loss, and it decreases back to 66 K after the dehydrated sample reabsorbs water molecules.     

Magnetic ordering and spin-glass behavior in first-row transition metal hexacyanomanganate(IV) Prussian blue analogues

Magnetically ordered Prussian blue analogues with the general formulation of M[Mn(CN)6] (M = V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni) were made in aprotic media utilizing [MnIV(CN)6]2-. These analogs are valence-ambiguous, as they can be formulated as MII[MnIV(CN)6] or MIII[MnIII(CN)6]. The X-ray powder diffraction of each member of this family can be indexed to the face-centered cubic (fcc) Prussian blue structure type, with atypically reduced unit cell parameters (a approximately 9.25 +/- 0.25 A) with respect to hydrated Prussian blue structured materials (a > or = 10.1 A). The reduced a-values are attributed to a contraction of the lattice in the absence of water or coordinating solvent molecule (i.e., MeCN) that is necessary to help stabilize the structure during lattice formation. Based on vCN IR absorptions, X-ray photoelectron spectra, and magnetic data, the following oxidation state assignments are made: MII[MnIV(CN)6] (M = Co, Ni) and MIII[MnIII(CN)6] (M = V, Cr, Mn). Formation of MnIII[MnIII(CN)6] is in contrast to MnII[MnIV(CN)6] prepared from aqueous media. Above 250 K, the magnetic susceptibilities of M[Mn(CN)6] (M = V, Cr, Mn, Co, Ni) can be fit to the Curie-Weiss equation with theta = -370, -140, -105, -55, and -120 K, respectively, suggesting strong antiferromagnetic coupling. The room temperature effective moments, respectively, are 3.71, 4.62, 5.66, 4.54, and 4.91 microB, consistent with the above oxidation state assignments. All compounds do not exhibit magnetic saturation at 50 kOe, and exhibit frequency-dependent chi'(T) and chi"(T) responses characteristic of spin-glass-like behavior. M[Mn(CN)6] order as ferrimagnets, with Tc's taken from the peak in the 10 Hz chi'(T) data, of 19, 16, 27.1, < 1.75, and 4.8 K for M = V, Cr, Mn, Co, and Ni, respectively. The structural and magnetic disorder prevents NiII[MnIV(CN)6] from ordering as a ferromagnet as anticipated, and structural inhomogeneities allow CoII[MnIV(CN)6] and VIII[MnIII(CN)6] to unexpectedly order as ferrimagnets. Also, MnIII[MnIII(CN)6] behaves as a reentrant spin glass showing two transitions at 20 and 27.1 K, and similar behavior is evident for CrIII[MnIII(CN)6]. Hysteresis with coercive fields of 340, 130, 8, 9, and 220 Oe and remanent magnetizations of 40, 80, 1500, 4, and 250 emuOe/mol are observed for M = V, Cr, Mn, Co, and Ni, respectively.     

Two novel cyanide-bridged bimetallic magnetic chains derived from manganese(III) Schiff bases and hexacyanochromate(III) building blocks

Two novel complexes, [{Mn(salen)}(2){Mn(salen)(CH(3)OH)}{Cr(CN)(6)}](n)·2nCH(3)CN·nCH(3)OH (1) and [Mn(5-Clsalmen)(CH(3)OH)(H(2)O)](2n)[{Mn(5-Clsalmen)(μ-CN)}Cr(CN)(5)](n)·5.5nH(2)O (2) (salen(2-) = N,N'-ethylene-bis(salicylideneiminato) dianion; 5-Clsalmen(2-) = N,N'-(1-methylethylene)-bis(5-chlorosalicylideneiminato) dianion), were synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The structural analyses show that complex 1 consists of one-dimensional (1D) alternating chains formed by the [{Cr(CN)(6)}{Mn(salen)}(4){Mn(salen)(CH(3)OH)}(2)](3+) heptanuclear cations and [Cr(CN)(6)](3-) anions. While in complex 2, the hexacyanochromate(III) anion acts as a bis-monodentate ligand through two trans-cyano groups to bridge two [Mn(5-Clsalmen)](+) cations to form a straight chain. The magnetic analysis indicates that complex 1 shows three-dimensional (3D) antiferromagnetic ordering with the Ne?el temperature of 5.0 K, and it is a metamagnet displaying antiferromagnetic to ferromagnetic transition at a critical field of about 2.6 kOe at 2 K. Complex 2 behaves as a molecular magnet with Tc = 3.0 K.