Single-molecule magnet properties of a monometallic dysprosium pentalene complex
AFR Kilpatrick, FS Guo, BM Day… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical Communications, 2018•pubs.rsc.org
The pentalene-ligated dysprosium complex [(η8-Pn†) Dy (Cp*)](1Dy)(Pn†=[1, 4-(iPr3Si)
2C8H4] 2−) and its magnetically dilute analogue are single-molecule magnets, with energy
barriers of 245 cm− 1. Whilst the [Cp*]− ligand in 1Dy provides a strong axial crystal field, the
overall axiality of this system is attenuated by the unusual folded structure of the [Pn†] 2−
ligand.
2C8H4] 2−) and its magnetically dilute analogue are single-molecule magnets, with energy
barriers of 245 cm− 1. Whilst the [Cp*]− ligand in 1Dy provides a strong axial crystal field, the
overall axiality of this system is attenuated by the unusual folded structure of the [Pn†] 2−
ligand.
The pentalene-ligated dysprosium complex [(η8-Pn†)Dy(Cp*)] (1Dy) (Pn† = [1,4-(iPr3Si)2C8H4]2−) and its magnetically dilute analogue are single-molecule magnets, with energy barriers of 245 cm−1. Whilst the [Cp*]− ligand in 1Dy provides a strong axial crystal field, the overall axiality of this system is attenuated by the unusual folded structure of the [Pn†]2− ligand.
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