Issue 19, 2024

Tuning the slow magnetic relaxation with the substituents in anilate bridged bis(dysprosium) complexes

Abstract

Dinuclear lanthanide complexes [((HB(pz)3)2Dy)2(μ-Th2An)] (1Dy) and [((HB(pz)3)2Dy)2(μ-ClCNAn)] (2Dy), based on the hydrotris(pyrazol-1-yl)borate (HBpz3) scorpionate capping ligand and anilate (An2−) bridging linkers, namely homosubstituted dithiophene- and heterosubstituted chlorocyanoanilate, bearing electron-donating and withdrawing substituents at the 3,6-positions of the benzoquinone core, are reported. 1Dy shows an octacoordinated {N6O2} DyIII ion within a D4h distorted square antiprismatic coordination, an ideal geometry for Single-Molecule Magnet (SMM) behavior, given its oblate nature, whereas in 2Dy the octacoordinated DyIII ion adopts a D2d triangular dodecahedron geometry, while maintaining the same {N6O2} coordination sphere. Both complexes show field-induced single molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour, with tuning of the slow magnetic relaxation as a function of the nature of the substituents at the 3,6-positions of the anilate moiety. A comparison of the Arrhenius fitting parameters for 1Dy and 2Dy supports the hypothesis that square antiprismatic DyIII complexes, as 1Dy, exhibit higher energy barriers. This interpretation is supported by ab initio calculations that also shed light on the crucial role of intermolecular dipolar interactions.

Graphical abstract: Tuning the slow magnetic relaxation with the substituents in anilate bridged bis(dysprosium) complexes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jan 2024
Accepted
19 Apr 2024
First published
19 Apr 2024

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 8369-8381

Tuning the slow magnetic relaxation with the substituents in anilate bridged bis(dysprosium) complexes

F. Manna, M. Oggianu, J. R. Galán-Mascarós, F. Pop, B. Le Guennic, M. L. Mercuri and N. Avarvari, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 8369 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT00175C

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