Synthesis and structural and magnetic characterization of cobalt(II) phosphonate cage compounds

Stuart Langley, Madeleine Helliwell, Roberta Sessoli, Simon J. Teat, Richard E P Winpenny

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    Abstract

    Reaction of cobalt salts with phosphonic acids in the presence of 6-chloro-2-hydroxypyridine as a co-ligand, normally in its deprotonated form, leads to a series of new polymetallic cobalt cages. The most common structural type is a {Co14} cage which resembles a fragment of cobalt hydroxide. Variation of the phosphonate present and the cobalt salt leads to {Co 6}, {Co8}, {Co10}, {Co11}, {Co 12}, {Co13}, and {Co20} cages, all of which have been characterized by X-ray crystallography. Magnetic studies of these cages show a general decline in the product χmT with T, but for {Co6}, {Co8}, and {Co12} there are maxima at low temperature, which suggests nondiamagnetic ground states. Investigation of the dynamic behavior of the magnetization of these complexes shows that the octanuclear cage displays slow relaxation of magnetization. © 2008 American Chemical Society.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)497-507
    Number of pages10
    JournalInorganic Chemistry: including bioinorganic chemistry
    Volume47
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 21 Jan 2008

    Keywords

    • SINGLE-MOLECULE MAGNETS
    • GROUND-STATE
    • CARBOXYLATE CLUSTERS
    • CHAIN
    • MAGNET
    • NI-II
    • COMPLEXES
    • LIGANDS
    • SPIN
    • MN
    • BISTABILITY

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