Polymorphism and Pressure Driven Thermal Spin Crossover Phenomenon in [Fe(abpt)2(NCX)2] (X=S, and Se): Synthesis,Structure and Magnetic Properties

The monomeric compounds [Fe(abpt 2(NCX)2(X = S (1), Se (2) and abpt = 4-amino- 3,5-bis(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazole) have been synthesized and characterized. They crystallize in the monoclinic P21/n space group with a = 11.637(2) A, b = 9.8021(14) A, c = 12.9838(12) A, β = 101.126(14)°, and Z=2 for 1, and a= 11.601(2) A, b = 9.6666(14) A, c = 12.883(2) A, β = 101.449(10)°, and Z = 2 for 2. The unit cell contains a pair mononuclear [Fe(abpt)2(NCX)21 units related by a center of symmetry. Each iron atom, located at a molecular inversion center, is in a distorted octahedral environment. Four of the six nitrogen atoms coordinated to the Fe(II) ion belong to the pyridine-N(1) and triazole-N(2) r…