Author: Maria Nowak

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Maria Nowak

Crystal‐Structure Studies of Mononuclear Iron(II) Complexes with Two‐Step Spin Crossover: [Fe{5‐NO 2 ‐sal‐N(1,4,7,10)}] Revisited

In the region of the spin transition of spin-crossover (SCO) compounds there coexist molecules in both high-spin (HS) and low-spin (LS) states. In the case of two-step spin transition, theoretical predictions and computer simulations have shown that HS and LS complex molecules should be ordered in the plateau region. Several examples that support this hypothesis are already presented in the literature. Herein, we discuss a mononuclear complex of iron(II) with two-step spin transition in terms of long-range ordering of HS and LS molecules. In such compounds, spin transition is associated with the formation of a superstructure. However, previous studies of the [Fe{5-NO2-sal-N(1,4,7,10)}] [5-N…

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Control of the spin state by charge and ligand substitution: two-step spin crossover behaviour in a novel neutral iron(II) complex

The influence of the charge and steric hindrance on the spin state of a series of four monomeric Fe-II complexes derived from the tridentate tigands 2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl)-1,10-phenanthroline (Hphenbi) and 2-(1H-benzoimidazol-2-yl-9-methyl-1,10-phenanthroline (Hmphenbi) and their deprotonated forms (phenbi(-), mphenbi(-)) are investigated. The crystal structure and magnetic properties show that [Fe(Hphenbi)(2)](BF4)(2)center dot 1.5C(6)H(5)NO(2)center dot H2O (1) and its neutral form [Fe(phenbi)(2)]center dot 2CHCl(3)center dot H2O (2) are low-spin complexes at 400 K due to the strong ligand field imparted by the terpyridine-like tigand. In contrast, the steric hindrance induced by the m…

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