title: A family of polynuclear clusters containing cyano-bridged T-shaped Fe(III)3M(II) (M = Cu, Co, Mn) metal cores: syntheses, structures, and magnetic properties.
abstract: A new family of polynuclear clusters containing the Fe(III)(3)M(II) cores [(Tp(4Bo))(6)Fe(6)(CN)(18)M(2)Na(2)(H(2)O)(16)] x 4 H(2)O (M = Cu, Co, Mn; 1-3) and [(Tp(4Bo))(6)Fe(6)(CN)(18)M(2)Na(2)(H(2)O)(12)(DMF)(4)] x H(2)O (M = Cu, Co, Mn; 4-6) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Complexes 1-3 crystallize in the P2(1)/c space group, and 4-6 crystallize in the P2(1)/n space group. All six complexes consist of two symmetry-related T-shaped [(Tp(4Bo))(3)(CN)(9)Fe(3)M](-) subunits linked by two Na(+) cations. Each polynuclear cluster in 1-6 strongly interacts with 12 adjacent such units through pi-pi interactions, leading to the formation of 3D 12-connected frameworks. Magnetic studies show appreciable magnetic anisotropies in compounds 1, 2, 4, and 5. Antiferromagnetic interactions were observed in complexes 3 and 6.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing National Laboratory of Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Guo
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Yi-Fan
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Ling-Chen
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yi-Zhi
authors.initials: YZ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jing-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zuo
authors.forename: Xiao-Zeng
authors.initials: XZ
authors.lastname: You