Issue 6, 2021

Insights into D4h@metal-symmetry single-molecule magnetism: the case of a dysprosium-bis(boryloxide) complex

Abstract

We report the synthesis of the lanthanide-(bis)boryloxide complex [Dy{OB(NArCH)2}2(THF)4][BPh4] (2Dy, Ar = 2,6-Pri2C6H3), with idealised D4h@Dy(III) point-group symmetry. Complex 2Dy exhibits single-molecule magnetism (SMM), with one of the highest energy barriers (Ueff = 1565(298) K) of any six-coordinate lanthanide-SMM. Complex 2Dy validates electrostatic model predictions, informing the future design of lanthanide-SMMs.

Graphical abstract: Insights into D4h@metal-symmetry single-molecule magnetism: the case of a dysprosium-bis(boryloxide) complex

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 nov 2020
Accepted
11 dec 2020
First published
11 dec 2020

Chem. Commun., 2021,57, 733-736

Insights into D4h@metal-symmetry single-molecule magnetism: the case of a dysprosium-bis(boryloxide) complex

L. R. Thomas-Hargreaves, D. Hunger, M. Kern, A. J. Wooles, J. van Slageren, N. F. Chilton and S. T. Liddle, Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 733 DOI: 10.1039/D0CC07446B

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