Contribution of X-Ray diffraction to the study of spin transitions in some iron (II) complexes

Abstract A review of recent single crystal investigations under constraint of iron (II) spin crossover complexes is given. The systems covered are Fe L2 (NCS)2 complexes (L = Phen, Btz) and some analogous derivatives. Emphasis is laid on the correlations between structural changes associated with spin transitions and the experimentally determined characteristics of these transitions.