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Three-dimensional bimetallic octacyanidometalates $[M^{IV}{(\mu-CN)_{4}Mn^{II}(H_{2}O)_2}_2 \cdot 4H_{2}O]_{n}$ (M=Nb,Mo,W) : synthesis, single-crystal X-ray diffraction and magnetism

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Abstract We report the synthesis, the single-crystal X-ray crystallographic structures and the magnetic properties of three new isostructural cyanido-bridged networks: [M IV {(μ-CN) 4 Mn II (H 2 O) 2 } 2 ·4H 2 O] n [M IV  = Nb IV ( 1 ), Mo IV ( 2 ), W IV ( 3 )]. For compound 1 , the magnetic properties reveal a ferrimagnetic phase below 50 K. In contrast, compounds 2 and 3 show a paramagnetic behaviour with no magnetic ordering down to 2 K. The only electronic difference between the two kinds of compounds is the presence of two paired electrons on Mo IV ( 2 ) and W IV ( 3 ) (d 2 electronic configuration, S  = 0) with no possible exchange interactions with Mn II ions (d 5 electronic configuration, S  = 5/2) and one unpaired electron on Nb IV ( 1 ) (d 1 , S  = 1/2) which allows Nb IV –Mn II antiferromagnetic exchange interactions and the onset of a three-dimensional magnetic ordering under Curie temperature. These three compounds demonstrate how one unpaired electron, well located, can dramatically change the magnetic behaviour of isostructural octacyanido-based three-dimensional networks.