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Downsizing of Nanocrystals While Retaining Bistable Spin Crossover Properties in Three-Dimensional Hofmann-Type {Fe(pz)[Pt(CN)4]}–Iodine Adducts

2021

Mastering nanostructuration of functional materials into electronic devices is presently an essential task in materials science. This is particularly relevant for spin crossover (SCO) compounds, whose properties are extremely sensitive to size reduction. Indeed, the search for materials displaying strong cooperative hysteretic SCO properties operative at the nanoscale close near room temperature is extremely challenging. In this context, we describe here the synthesis and characterization of 20-30 nm surfactant-free nanocrystals of the FeII Hofmann-type polymer {FeII(pz)[PtII,IVIx(CN)4]} (pz = pyrazine), which affords the first example of a robust three-dimensional coordination polymer, sub…

Front Cover: Magnetic Bistability in Macrocycle‐Based Fe II Spin‐Crossover Complexes: Counter Ion and Solvent Effects (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 34/2016)

2016

Two-step spin crossover behaviour in the chiral one-dimensional coordination polymer [Fe(HAT)(NCS)2]∞

2015

Solvated and unsolvated forms of the complex [Fe(HAT)(NCS)2]∞·(nMeOH) (1) (n = 1.5, 0; HAT = 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene) were prepared. The structure of 1·(1.5MeOH), measured at 120 K, showed that this system crystallizes in the homochiral P43 tetragonal space group. The solid is constituted of stacks of one-dimensional coordination polymers running along c-axis. All the FeII centres have the same Λ or Δ conformation and are in the LS state at 120 K. In the range of temperatures 10–300 K the magnetic properties of 1·(1.5MeOH) shows the occurrence of reversible spin crossover behaviour. However, above ca. 310 K complete desolvation of 1·(1.5MeOH) to give 1 was observed from crystal str…

Spin Crossover Phenomenon in Coordination Compounds

2016

Thermo-, piezo-, photo- and chemo-switchable spin crossover iron(II)-metallocyanate based coordination polymers

2011

Abstract The design of coordination polymers (CPs) with switch and memory functions is an important subject of current interest in the search for new advanced materials with potential applications. Implementation of CPs with electronically labile iron(II) building blocks able to undergo cooperative spin crossover (SCO) behavior is a singular approach to this end. This review provides an up to date survey of a new generation of iron(II)-metallocyanate based spin crossover coordination polymers (SCO-CPs) developed during the last decade. These new solids feature structural diversity, supramolecular isomerism, interpenetrating frameworks, structure flexibility, reversible solid-state chemical …

Cooperative High-Temperature Spin Crossover Accompanied by a Highly Anisotropic Structural Distortion

2016

Spin transitions are a spectacular example of molecular switching that can provoke extreme electronic and structural reorganizations in coordination compounds. A new 3D cyanoheterometallic framework, [Fe(pz)(Au(CN)2)2], has been synthesized in which a highly cooperative spin crossover has been observed at 367 and 349 K in heating and cooling modes, respectively. Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed a complete transition between the diamagnetic and paramagnetic states of the iron centres. The low-spin-to-high-spin transition induced a drastic structural distortion involving a large one-directional expansion (ca. 10.6%) and contraction (ca. 9.6%) of the lattice. Negative thermal expansion along th…

Pressure Effect Studies on the Spin Transition of Microporous 3D Polymer [Fe(pz)Pt(CN)4]

2018

Pressure effects on the spin transition of the three-dimensional (3D) porous coordination polymer {Fe(pz)[Pt(CN)4]} have been investigated in the interval 105 Pa–1.0 GPa through variable-temperature (10–320 K) magnetic susceptibility measurements and spectroscopic studies in the visible region at room temperature. These studies have disclosed a different behavior of the compound under pressure. In the magnetic experiments, a temperature independent paramagnetic behavior has been observed under 0.4 GPa. In contrast, at room temperature and at 0.8 GPa, a complete HS-to-LS transition has been evidenced. The differences in the magnetic behavior are strongly related with the porous structure of …

Pressure Effect Studies on the 3D Spin Crossover System: {Fe(3CN-py)2[M(CN)2]2}·nH2O (n < 2/3, M = Ag(I), Au(I))

2007

[EN] Pressure effect investigations on the magnetic behaviour of the 3D SCO polymers {Fe(3CN-py)2[Ag(CN)2]2} · 2/3H2O (1) and {Fe(3CN-py)2[Au(CN)2]2} · 2/3H2O (2) have been carried out in the range of 105 Pa to 0.7 GPa. Despite both compounds are isostructural their magnetic behaviour under applied hydrostatic pressures is very different. Strong nonlinearity in the Tc(P) vs. P plot has been observed for compound 1 a fact which contrasts with the almost linear dependence observed for each spin transition in 2. However, both compounds are extremely sensitive to the application of pressure as well as the Tc(P) vs. P plots denote.

Protein Unfolding:1H-NMR Studies of Paramagnetic Ferricytochrome c-550 from Horse Heart

2005

Electronic transfer protein cytochrome c-550 from horse heart is studied in the unfolded state by means of paramagnetic 1H NMR. The protein contains 104 aminoacid residues and a heme group with low spin FeIII ion in the oxidized form of protein. The global secondary structure is of the α-helix type as occurs in the case of very other cytochromes c investigated such as cyt c-550 from Thiobacillus versutus or cyt c-551 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa. We have studied the coordination characteristic and electronic properties of heme iron horse heart ferricytochrome c-550 at increasing denaturing conditions (up to 3.1 M GuHCl and 288-323 K). The 1H T1 values of the signals were measured and some re…

1H NMR studies of paramagnetic ferricytochrome c-551 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa at high pH: The role of histidine 16 in the spin transition

2005

Abstract Cytochrome c-551 from the mesophile Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an electronic transfer protein that contains 82 amino-acid residues and a c-type heme as the prosthetic group with low spin Fe(II) in the reduced form and low spin Fe(III) in the oxidized form of cytochrome c-551. We have studied the electronic properties of ferricytochrome c-551 from P. aeruginosa at high pH (9–11.4) by means of paramagnetic 1H NMR spectra and the T1 and T2 values of isotropically shifted proton resonances. We have also analyzed the temperature dependence of the hyperfine-shifts. Resonance assignment of some signals was based on 2D saturation transfer experiments, EXSY. These results indicate the existe…