Issue 15, 2021

A new class of DyIII-SIMs associated with a guanidine-based ligand

Abstract

A family of four mononuclear DyIII complexes of the guanidine-based ligand L [L = tris(2-hydroxybenzylidene)triaminoguanidine] with formulas [DyLCl2(DMF)2]·DMF·CH3OH (1), [DyL2(CH3OH)2]Br·H2O·3CH3OH (2), [DyL2(H2O)2]SCN·3H2O·CH3OH (3) and [DyL2(CH3OH)2]SCN·CH3CN·CH3OH (4) were successfully prepared by varying reaction conditions. Complex 1 is seven-coordinate, with three N2O from ligand L along with two equatorially trapped DMF molecules and two axial Cl anions, adopting pentagonal bipyramidal D5h symmetry. Complexes 2–4 have somewhat similar structures with six donor N4O2 sites from two ligands and two O from corresponding solvent molecules, featuring a N4O4 octa-coordinate environment with triangular dodecahedron D2d symmetry. Magnetic investigations indicated that complex 1 did not demonstrate single-molecule magnetic behavior, while complexes 2–4 were single-ion magnets (SIMs) under zero applied DC field with the effective energy barriers (Ueff) of 207.3 (2), 222.5 (3) and 311.7 K (4), respectively. The different types of coordinated solvent molecules and counter anions caused changes in intermolecular interactions and coordination geometries that severely affected their magnetic dynamics. The magnetic behaviors of these complexes were investigated through complete-active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) calculations with the inclusion of spin–orbit effects. Calculations revealed that the measured differences in magnetic behaviors originated mainly from intermolecular and crystal-packing effects as isolated complexes 1–4 have almost identical electronic and magnetic properties.

Graphical abstract: A new class of DyIII-SIMs associated with a guanidine-based ligand

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Janv. 2021
Accepted
23 Febr. 2021
First published
23 Febr. 2021

Dalton Trans., 2021,50, 5146-5153

A new class of DyIII-SIMs associated with a guanidine-based ligand

B. Ali, X. Li, F. Gendron, B. Le Guennic and J. Tang, Dalton Trans., 2021, 50, 5146 DOI: 10.1039/D1DT00260K

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