Tri-, tetra- and octa-metallic vanadium(III) clusters from new, simple starting materials: Interplay of exchange and anisotropy effects

Ian S. Tidmarsh, Luke J. Batchelor, Emma Scales, Rebecca H. Laye, Lorenzo Sorace, Andrea Caneschi, Jürgen Schnack, Eric J L McInnes

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    Abstract

    The crystal structure of the monomeric vanadium(III) species mer-[V(bipy)Cl3(MeCN)] (1; bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine) is reported. The solvothermal reaction of [V(bipy)Cl3(MeCN)]with Na(O 2CPh) yields the T-shaped cluster [V3(O)Cl 3(O2CPh)2(bipy)2(OEt)2], magnetic studies of which show strong intramolecular antiferromagnetic coupling giving a well isolated S = 1 ground state. Solvothermal treatment of 1 with triols yields a series of polymetallic clusters [V4Cl 6(thme)2(bipy)3], [V3Cl 4(Hcht)2(bipy)2]Cl and [V8(OH) 2Cl4(cht)4(O2CPh) 6(bipy)2], structurally related to previously reported {M4} centred triangles. Magnetic studies of this series reveal very weak intramolecular antiferromagnetic exchange and very strong local zero-field splitting effects. © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2009.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)9402-9409
    Number of pages7
    JournalDalton Transactions
    Issue number43
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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