Water induced spin-crossover behaviour and magneto-structural correlation in octacyanotungstate(iv)-based iron(ii) complexes.
A series of octacyanotungstate(iv)-based iron(ii) complexes with the general formula Fe(L)8[WIV(CN)8]·nH2O [L = (3-pyridyl)methanol (1, 2), 3-methylpyridine (3), (4-pyridyl)methanol (4), and 4-methylpyridine (5); n = 4 for 1, and n = 0 for 2-5] have been synthesized and characterized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the FeIIions lie in the centre of the compressed [FeN6] octahedron in all complexes. FeIIand WIVions are alternately bridged by cyano groups forming a three-dimensional (3D) bimetallic framework. Magnetic investigation shows that 1 displays a gradual spin-crossover (SCO) phenomenon with a spin transition temperature (T1/2) of 200 K, and such SCO behaviour is obviously correlated with the lattice water content of the sample. The magnetic measurements of dehydrated samples show that the fractional conversion from the high-spin (HS) to the low-spin (LS) state is reduced with the increasing of dehydration temperature. Complexes 2-5 are in the HS state and do not exhibit SCO properties in the range of 2-300 K. Comparing the octahedral geometry of [FeN6] of five complexes, quantified by using continuous shape measures, the distortion of complex 1 is the highest as a result of the intermolecular hydrogen bonds, which shorten the Fe-N bond distances and thus increase the ligand field strength at the FeIIsites. The analysis of correlations between the structural characteristics and magnetic behaviour of 1-5 suggests that the SCO is mainly tuned by the octahedral distortion of the [FeN6] core caused by intermolecular hydrogen bonds. There is an exact correlation between SCO behaviour and the amount of lattice water molecules existing in the crystal. The spin crossover behaviour of these complexes has been computationally studied using the DFT method. The results of the calculations are consistent with the experiments, which prove that complex 1 with severe distortion of the coordination sphere of FeIIis prone to exhibit SCO in theory.
State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. yousong@nju.edu.cn and Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry and Functional Materials in Universities of Shandong, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, China. xlzhang99@126.com.
Rong-Min
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Wei
State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. yousong@nju.edu.cn.
Ming
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Kong
State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. yousong@nju.edu.cn.
Fan
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Cao
State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. yousong@nju.edu.cn.
Jing
J
Li
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
Tian-Cheng
TC
Pu
State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. yousong@nju.edu.cn.
Li
L
Yang
Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry and Functional Materials in Universities of Shandong, Dezhou University, Dezhou 253023, China. xlzhang99@126.com.
Xiu-Ling
XL
Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China. yousong@nju.edu.cn.
You
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Song