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The First 1,3,4‐Oxadiazole Based Dinuclear Iron(II) Complexes Showing Spin Crossover Behavior with Hysteresis

Eva RentschlerChristian Köhler

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chemistry.chemical_classification010405 organic chemistryLigandInorganic chemistrySpin transitionOxadiazole010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesMagnetic susceptibility0104 chemical sciencesInorganic ChemistryHysteresischemistry.chemical_compoundCrystallographychemistrySpin crossoverMössbauer spectroscopyCounterion

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Three new dinuclear complexes [FeII2(μ-L)2]X4 (L is the bis-tridentate ligand 2,5-bis{[(2-pyridylmethyl)amino]methyl}-1,3,4-oxadiazole and X = ClO4–, BF4– and CF3SO3–) have been synthesized and fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, Mossbauer spectroscopy and magnetic susceptibility measurements. Upon cooling, a trapped [high-spin–low-spin] state of the iron(II) centres is detected. Depending on the counterion, a pronounced thermal hysteresis is found. In one case, it was possible to observe a space group change that accompanies the spin transition. This is the first system showing spin crossover based on an oxadiazole ligand.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201501278