title: Slow magnetic relaxation in a mononuclear 8-coordinate Fe(ii) complex.
abstract: The synthesis and structure of an 8-coordinate Fe(ii) compound [FeII(L1)2](ClO4)2(1) with a [FeN4O4] core are reported. 1 exhibits uni-axial anisotropy for which a slow magnetic relaxation is observed under 1.4 kOe dc field. It is the first example of an 8-coordinate Fe(ii) complex exhibiting field-induced single-molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434020, HuBei, P. R. China. xiangjing@yangtzeu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-1643
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications and PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory on Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. gaosong@pku.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jia-Jia
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications and PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory on Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. gaosong@pku.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Xiao-Xiang
authors.initials: XX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430073, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Li-Hui
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434020, HuBei, P. R. China. xiangjing@yangtzeu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications and PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory on Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. gaosong@pku.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bing-Wu
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8092-5959
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications and PKU-HKU Joint Laboratory on Rare Earth Materials and Bioinorganic Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. gaosong@pku.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Functional Materials, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Tai-Chu
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Lau