title: 1D Coordination polymers constructed from anti-anti carboxylato-bridged Mn(III)(3)O(Brppz)(3) units: from long-range magnetic ordering to single-chain magnet behaviors.
abstract: The coordination of methanol and ethanol molecules was observed in the construction of three 1D coordination polymers composed of anti-anti carboxylato-bridged Mn(III)(3)O(Brppz)(3) units [Brppz = 3-(5-bromine-2-phenolate)pyrazolate]. The difference in these 1D complexes' structures induced by methanol and ethanol solvents leads to the variation of the magnetic properties. The methanol solvent product 1 [Mn(III)(3)O(Brppz)(3)(MeOH)(3)(AcO)].0.5MeOH has a Mn(III)(3)O repeating unit with two octahedral configuration manganese(III) ions and one square-pyrimid configuration manganese(III) ion, showing a long-range magnetic ordering with a T(c) of 8.2 K, whereas the ethanol solvent products 2 [Mn(III)(3)O(Brppz)(3)(C(2)H(5)OH)(4)(AcO)] (alpha-phase) and 3 [Mn(III)(3)O(Brppz)(3)(C(2)H(5)OH)(4)(AcO)] (beta-phase) are polymorphs, both having a Mn(III)(3)O repeating unit with three octahedral configuration manganese(III) ions, displaying single-chain magnet behaviors. Products 2 and 3 represent the first examples of polymorphs of single-chain magnets. Furthermore, the bridging carboxylate ligand in these 1D complexes was generated by the decomposition of beta-diketones via the retro-Claisen condensation reactions in the presence of strong bases.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Molecular Science, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China. cmliu@iccas.ac.cn
authors.forename: Cai-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: De-Qing
authors.initials: DQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dao-Ben
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Zhu