title: A room temperature spin crossover ionic liquid.
abstract: Two new paramagnetic ionic liquids (ILs) comprising a mononuclear iron(III) or manganese(III) complex cation, charge balanced by a dicyanamide anion are reported which show a range of spin states. Both are liquids at room temperature and the Fe(III) based IL exhibits a spin crossover close to 300 K. The spin crossover profile is independent of the solvation, and is both air and moisture stable.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. grace.morgan@ucd.ie.
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: O'Connor
authors.forename: Grace G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Morgan