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Single-molecule magnet properties of a monometallic dysprosium pentalene complex

Afr KilpatrickF-s GuoBm DayA MansikkamäkiRa LayfieldFgn Cloke

subject

magneettiset ominaisuudetMaterials sciencePentalenechemistry.chemical_element010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesCatalysisCrystalchemistry.chemical_compoundMaterials Chemistrycoordination complexesSingle-molecule magnetta116010405 organic chemistryLigandFolded structureMetals and AlloyskompleksiyhdisteetGeneral Chemistry0104 chemical sciencesSurfaces Coatings and FilmsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsCrystallographychemistryMagnetCeramics and CompositesDysprosiummagnetic properties

description

The pentalene-ligated dysprosium complex [(η8-Pn†)Dy(Cp*)] (1Dy) (Pn† = [1,4-(iPr3Si)2C8H4]2−) and its magnetically dilute analogue are single-molecule magnets, with energy barriers of 245 cm−1. Whilst the [Cp*]− ligand in 1Dy provides a strong axial crystal field, the overall axiality of this system is attenuated by the unusual folded structure of the [Pn†]2− ligand. peerReviewed

10.1039/c8cc03516dhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8cc03516d