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Hysteretic thermal spin-crossover and symmetry breaking in heteroleptic Fe(II) complexes using alkyl chain substituted 2,2’-dipyridylamine ligands.

Hysteretic thermal spin-crossover and symmetry breaking in heteroleptic Fe(II) complexes using alkyl chain substituted 2,2’-dipyridylamine ligands.
Hysteretic thermal spin-crossover and symmetry breaking in heteroleptic Fe(II) complexes using alkyl chain substituted 2,2’-dipyridylamine ligands.
The alkyl chain carrying ligands N,N-di(pyridin-2-yl)butanamide (LC4) and N,N-di(pyridin-2-yl)decanamide (LC10) were combined with NCS− co-ligands to form the neutral heteroleptic Fe(II) complexes trans-[FeII(LC4)2(NCS)2] (1C4) and trans-[FeII(LC10)2(NCS)2] (1C10). Variable temperature crystallographic studies revealed that 1C4 is in the orthorhombic space group Pna21 between 85–200 K whereas 1C10 is in the monoclinic space group P21/c between 85–140 K. The average Fe–N bond lengths suggest that at 85 K 1C4 contains LS Fe(II) centres; however, the ca. 0.18 Å increase in the average Fe–N bond lengths between 85 and 120 K suggests a spin-transition to the HS state occurs within this temperature interval. 1C10 contains LS Fe(II) centres between 85 and 105 K. Upon warming from 105 to 140 K the average Fe–N bond lengths increase by ca. 0.19 Å, which suggests a spin-transition to the HS state. Solid-state magnetic susceptibility measurements showed that 1C4 undergoes semi-abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2 = 127.5 K and a thermal hysteresis of ca. 13 K whereas, 1C10 undergoes an abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2 = 119.0 K, and is also accompanied by thermal hysteresis of ca. 4 K. The crystallographic and magnetic data show that the length of the complex's alkyl chain substituents can have a large impact on the structure of the crystal lattice as well as a subtle effect on the T1/2 value for thermal spin-crossover.
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Geoghegan, Blaise L., Phonsri, Wasinee, Horton, Peter, Orton, James, Coles, Simon J., Murray, Keith S., Cragg, Peter J., Dymond, Marcus K and Gass, Ian A. (2019) Hysteretic thermal spin-crossover and symmetry breaking in heteroleptic Fe(II) complexes using alkyl chain substituted 2,2’-dipyridylamine ligands. Dalton Transactions, 48 (46), 17340-17348. (doi:10.1039/C9DT03412A).

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The alkyl chain carrying ligands N,N-di(pyridin-2-yl)butanamide (LC4) and N,N-di(pyridin-2-yl)decanamide (LC10) were combined with NCS− co-ligands to form the neutral heteroleptic Fe(II) complexes trans-[FeII(LC4)2(NCS)2] (1C4) and trans-[FeII(LC10)2(NCS)2] (1C10). Variable temperature crystallographic studies revealed that 1C4 is in the orthorhombic space group Pna21 between 85–200 K whereas 1C10 is in the monoclinic space group P21/c between 85–140 K. The average Fe–N bond lengths suggest that at 85 K 1C4 contains LS Fe(II) centres; however, the ca. 0.18 Å increase in the average Fe–N bond lengths between 85 and 120 K suggests a spin-transition to the HS state occurs within this temperature interval. 1C10 contains LS Fe(II) centres between 85 and 105 K. Upon warming from 105 to 140 K the average Fe–N bond lengths increase by ca. 0.19 Å, which suggests a spin-transition to the HS state. Solid-state magnetic susceptibility measurements showed that 1C4 undergoes semi-abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2 = 127.5 K and a thermal hysteresis of ca. 13 K whereas, 1C10 undergoes an abrupt spin-crossover with T1/2 = 119.0 K, and is also accompanied by thermal hysteresis of ca. 4 K. The crystallographic and magnetic data show that the length of the complex's alkyl chain substituents can have a large impact on the structure of the crystal lattice as well as a subtle effect on the T1/2 value for thermal spin-crossover.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 November 2019
e-pub ahead of print date: 15 November 2019
Published date: 14 December 2019

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ISSN: 0300-9246
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Author: Blaise L. Geoghegan
Author: Wasinee Phonsri
Author: Peter Horton ORCID iD
Author: James Orton
Author: Simon J. Coles ORCID iD
Author: Keith S. Murray
Author: Peter J. Cragg
Author: Marcus K Dymond
Author: Ian A. Gass

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