A nontwisted, ferromagnetically coupled Mn(III)3O triangular complex from the use of 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-p-cresol.
The reaction between Mn(O(2)CMe)(2) x 4 H(2)O and hmcH(3) [hmcH(3) = 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-p-cresol] in CH(2)Cl(2) in the presence of NEt(3) affords the Mn(III)(3) complex [NEt(3)(CH(2)Cl)](2)[Mn(3)O(hmcH)(3)(hmcH(2))(3)] (1). The anion of 1 contains a [Mn(III)(3)(mu(3)-O)](7+) triangular core, with the central O(2-) ion lying above the Mn(3) plane. The complex is ferromagnetically coupled with a resulting S = 6 ground state.
Lampropoulos
Christos
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Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611-7200, USA.
Abboud
Khalil A
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Stamatatos
Theocharis C
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Christou
George
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