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[Fe(μ-btzmp)2(btzmp)2](ClO4)2: a doubly-bridged 1D spin-transition bistetrazole-based polymer showing thermal hysteresis behaviour

  • Manuel Quesada
  • , Huub Kooijman
  • , Patrick Gamez
  • , José Sánchez Costa
  • , Petra J. van Koningsbruggen
  • , Peter Weinberger
  • , Michael Reissner
  • , Anthony L. Spek
  • , Jaap G. Haasnoot
  • , Jan Reedijk
  • Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
  • Universiteit Utrecht
  • Technische Universität Wien
  • Universiteit Leiden

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Abstract

The reaction of btzmp (1,2-bis(tetrazol-1-yl)-2-methylpropane) with Fe(ClO4)2 generates a 1D polymeric species, [Fe(μ-btzmp)2(btzmp)2](ClO4)2, showing a steep spin transition (T½↑ = 136 K and T ½↓ = 133 K) with a 3 K thermal hysteresis. The crystal structure at 100 and 200 K reveals that, in contrast to other bistetrazole based spin-transition systems such as [Fe(endi)3](BF4)2 and [Fe(btzp)3](ClO4)2, the present compound has only two ligands bridging the metallic centres, while the other two coordination positions are occupied by two mono-coordinated (non-bridging) btzmp ligands. This peculiarity confers an unprecedented crystal packing in the series of 1D bistetrazole based polymers. The change in spin state is accompanied by an order/disorder transition of the ClO4- counterion. A careful examination of the structural changes occurring upon the spin transition indicates that this order/disorder is most likely affected by the modification of the [tetrazole-centroid]-ND-Fe angle (which is typical of bistetrazole spin-transition materials). Apart from X-ray analysis, also magnetic susceptibility, Mössbauer and UV-vis spectroscopies have been used to characterise the HS and the LS states of [Fe(µ-btzmp)2(btzmp)2](ClO4)2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5434-5440
Number of pages7
JournalDalton Transactions
Issue number46
Early online date4 Oct 2007
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4 Oct 2007

Keywords

  • ClO4
  • bistetrazole
  • thermal hysteresis
  • spin-transition

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