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Ferromagnetic dinuclear mixed-valence Mn(II)/Mn(III) complexes: building blocks for the higher nuclearity complexes. structure, magnetic properties, and density functional theory calculations.

Francesc LloretReijo SillanpääEnrique ColacioMikko M. HänninenAntonio J. MotaJuha Välivaara

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DiffractionModels MolecularManganeseValence (chemistry)Molecular StructureChemistryInorganic ChemistryCrystallographyMagnetic FieldsFerromagnetismComputational chemistryMagnetsOrganometallic CompoundsQuantum TheoryDensity functional theoryPhysical and Theoretical Chemistryta116

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A series of six mixed-valence Mn(II)/Mn(III) dinuclear complexes were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The reactivity of the complexes was surveyed, and structures of three additional trinuclear mixed-valence Mn(III)/Mn(II)/Mn(III) species were resolved. The magnetic properties of the complexes were studied in detail both experimentally and theoretically. All dinuclear complexes show ferromagnetic intramolecular interactions, which were justified on the basis of the electronic structures of the Mn(II) and Mn(III) ions. The large Mn(II)-O-Mn(III) bond angle and small distortion of the Mn(II) cation from the ideal square pyramidal geometry were shown to enhance the ferromagnetic interactions since these geometrical conditions seem to favor the orthogonal arrangement of the magnetic orbitals.

10.1021/ic302731zhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23363337