Abstract
Two novel hexanuclear manganese(III) complexes belonging to the Mn6 family of single-molecule magnets (SMMs), of formulae [Mn6(μ3-O)2(H2N-sao)6(bta)2(EtOH)6]·2EtOH·4H2O (1) and [Mn6(μ3-O)2(H2N-sao)6(pta)2(EtOH)6]·4EtOH (2) [H2N-saoH2 = salicylamidoxime, bta = 1,2,3-benzotriazolate anion, pta = 5-phenyl-tetrazolate anion], have been synthesized and characterized structurally and magnetically. Both compounds crystallize in the triclinic system with space group P1¯ (1 and 2). In their crystal packing, adjacent Mn6 complexes are connected through non-coordinating solvent molecules, which are H-bonded to N atoms of azole rings and –NH2 groups of salicylamidoxime ligand. The study of the magnetic properties of 1 and 2 through magnetic susceptibility measurements reveals as predominant interaction an antiferromagnetic coupling between the MnIII metal ions in both compounds. A ground state spin value of S = 4 for 1 and 2 was confirmed through variable temperature-variable field dc magnetization data, and the occurrence of slow relaxation of the magnetization in both 1 and 2 indicates single-molecule magnet behavior.
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