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Title: Synthesis and magnetic studies of pentagonal bipyramidal metal complexes of Fe, Co and Ni
Three mononuclear metal complexes [M II (L-N 3 O 2 )(MeCN) 2 ][BPh 4 ] 2 (M = Fe, 1 ; Co, 2 ; Ni, 3 ) were isolated and structurally characterized. Magnetic studies revealed uniaxial magnetic anisotropy for 1 ( D = −17.1 cm −1 ) and 3 ( D = −14.3 cm −1 ) and easy-plane magnetic anisotropy for 2 ( D = +36.9 cm −1 ). Slow magnetic relaxation was observed for complexes 1 and 2 under an applied magnetic field, both of which are dominated by a Raman process.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1808779
NSF-PAR ID:
10108547
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Dalton Transactions
Volume:
48
Issue:
10
ISSN:
1477-9226
Page Range / eLocation ID:
3243 to 3248
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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