Abstract
This paper reports the preparation, X-ray crystal structure, conducting and magnetic properties of α-(BEDT-TTF)2[FeIII(phen)(NCS)4]
(1) [
(no. 2), a
= 12.1528(1), b
= 16.8269(3), c
= 27.0703(4)
Å, α
= 95.726(1), β
=
95.834(1), γ
= 108.080(1)°, Z
= 4, R
= 0.0610 for 9764 reflections with I > 2σ(I); 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c
(no. 14), a
=10.623(5), b
= 14.656(8), c
= 12.701(7)
Å, β
= 100.19(2)°, Z
= 2, R
= 0.0737 for 2747 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The magnetic and transport properties have shown that compound 1 is a paramagnetic semiconductor with σ300 K
= 2.2 × 10−2
Ω−1 cm−1.
- This article is part of the themed collection: In memory of Peter Day