Issue 14, 2021

Hydroxido supported and differently networked octanuclear Ni6Ln2 [Ln = GdIII and DyIII] complexes: structural variation, magnetic properties and theoretical insights

Abstract

The design and synthesis of a Schiff base H2L, (2-{[(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)imino]methyl}phenol), bearing an ONOO donor set has been explored for its reactivity pattern with LnCl3·6H2O (Ln = GdIII and DyIII) and Ni(CH3CO2)2·4H2O in the presence of NEt3 for molecular aggregation. Coordination driven spontaneous self-assembly reactions provide [Gd2Ni6L43-OH)6(μ-OH)2(CH3CO2)2(μ-H2O)2(H2O)3(MeOH)]·8H2O (1) having a ‘butterfly-shaped’ core and [Dy2Ni6L43-OH)4(μ-Cl)2Cl4(H2O)2(MeOH)2]·2MeOH·4H2O (2) with a ‘candy-shaped’ core. Fusion of six partial cubane units led to a mineral-like core in 1, developed around the central Ni2(OH)2 moiety, whereas in the case of 2, four such partial cubanes collapsed on Dy2(OH)2. Direct-current (dc) magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that predominant ferromagnetic interactions lead to a high-spin S = 13 ground state for 1. Complex 2 exhibits slow relaxation of magnetization under an applied small dc field with an energy barrier to reorientation of the magnetization, Ueff = 19.3 K. The static and dynamic magnetic data are analysed and corroborated by density functional theory (DFT) and detailed CASSCF based calculations.

Graphical abstract: Hydroxido supported and differently networked octanuclear Ni6Ln2 [Ln = GdIII and DyIII] complexes: structural variation, magnetic properties and theoretical insights

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
07 Dec 2020
Accepted
09 Mar 2021
First published
10 Mar 2021

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 5023-5035

Hydroxido supported and differently networked octanuclear Ni6Ln2 [Ln = GdIII and DyIII] complexes: structural variation, magnetic properties and theoretical insights

A. Bhanja, L. Smythe, R. Herchel, I. Nemec, M. Murrie and D. Ray, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 5023 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT04168H

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