Two 3d–4f nanomagnets formed via a two-step in situ reaction of picolinaldehyde

Autor: Quan-Wen Li, Ji-Dong Leng, Daniel Aravena, Ming-Liang Tong, Wei-Quan Lin, Eliseo Ruiz, Silvia Gómez-Coca, Yan-Cong Chen, Jun-Liang Liu
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Chemical Communications. 49:6549
ISSN: 1364-548X
1359-7345
Popis: Two 3d-4f nanomagnets, [Dy(III)2Cu(II)7] (1) and [Gd(III)6Cu(II)12] (2), are synthesized under a two-step in situ reaction of picolinaldehyde. Not only the final adduct (hemiacetal), but also the intermediate (gem-diol) are "visualized" by X-ray single crystal diffraction. The Dy complex behaves as a single-molecule magnet, while the Gd complex exhibits a significant magnetocaloric effect. Theoretical calculations are employed to obtain the orientation of the magnetic moments and the magnetic exchange.
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