Isotopic effects may induce cooperativity in valence tautomeric transition.
The replacing of CH(2)Cl(2) solvent molecules with their deuterated analogues in a Co complex undergoing valence-tautomeric interconversion drastically modifies its magnetic properties giving rise to a thermal hysteresis.
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UdR-INSTM and LAMM-Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy.
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