[NiL]2[Fe(CN)6]·4H2O [L = 3,10-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane]: a novel three-dimensional iron(II)–nickel(II) cyanide-bridged bimetallic assembly with a vat-like structure
Abstract
Reaction of either [Fe(CN)6]3− or [Fe(CN)6]4− with a macrocyclic Ni(II) complex leads to the same product with a new type of 3-D structure, which shows a weak ferromagnetic interaction between the nearest Ni(II) ions through the diamagnetic Fe(II) ion.