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A Dysprosium Metallocene Single-Molecule Magnet Functioning at the Axial Limit
Fu-sheng GuoBenjamin M. DayYan-cong ChenMing-liang TongAkseli MansikkamäkiRichard A. Layfieldsubject
Lanthanidemagneettiset ominaisuudetInorganic chemistrychemistry.chemical_elementanisotropyorganometalliyhdisteet010402 general chemistry01 natural sciencesCatalysisIonchemistry.chemical_compoundorganometallic compoundsdysprosiumSingle-molecule magnetsingle-molecule magnetsta116Group 2 organometallic chemistry010405 organic chemistryGeneral MedicineGeneral Chemistryharvinaiset maametallitCoercivitycyclopentadienyl ligands0104 chemical sciencesCrystallographyHysteresischemistryDysprosiumMetallocenedescription
Abstraction of a chloride ligand from the dysprosium metallocene [(Cpttt)2DyCl] (1Dy Cpttt=1,2,4‐tri(tert‐butyl)cyclopentadienide) by the triethylsilylium cation produces the first base‐free rare‐earth metallocenium cation [(Cpttt)2Dy]+ (2Dy) as a salt of the non‐coordinating [B(C6F5)4]− anion. Magnetic measurements reveal that [2Dy][B(C6F5)4] is an SMM with a record anisotropy barrier up to 1277 cm−1 (1837 K) in zero field and a record magnetic blocking temperature of 60 K, including hysteresis with coercivity. The exceptional magnetic axiality of 2Dy is further highlighted by computational studies, which reveal this system to be the first lanthanide SMM in which all low‐lying Kramers doublets correspond to a well‐defined MJ value, with no significant mixing even in the higher doublets. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-13 | Angewandte Chemie International Edition |