title: A three-dimensional manganeseII complex exhibiting ferrimagnetic and metamagnetic behaviors.
abstract: A three-dimensional complex, [Mn(3)(4-aba)(6)](n) (1) (4-Haba = 4-aminobenzoic acid), consisting of manganese(II) chains and 4-aba bridging ligands, has been synthesized and characterized. Magnetic studies show that the compound behaves as a three-dimensional metamagnet built of homometallic ferrimagnetic chains. The required noncompensation in spin moments is achieved by alternating interactions in an AF-AF-F sequence (AF = antiferromagnetic; F = ferromagnetic) by considering intrachain magnetic interactions.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of the Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China.
authors.forename: Ruihu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Enqing
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Maochun
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authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Junhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Zhenzhong
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Lei
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authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Rong
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authors.lastname: Cao