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Imperato M, Nicolini A, Boniburini M, Sartini D, Benassi E, Chiesa M, Gigli L, Liao YK, Raza A, Salvadori E, Sorace L, Cornia A. Dual Structure of a Vanadyl-Based Molecular Qubit Containing a Bis(β-diketonato) Ligand. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:7912-7925. [PMID: 38620046 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2024]
Abstract
We designed [VO(bdhb)] (1') as a new electronic qubit containing an oxovanadium(IV) ion (S = 1/2) embraced by a single bis(β-diketonato) ligand [H2bdhb = 1,3-bis(3,5-dioxo-1-hexyl)benzene]. The synthesis afforded three different crystal phases, all of which unexpectedly contain dimers with formula [(VO)2(bdhb)2] (1). A trigonal form (1h) with a honeycomb structure and 46% of solvent-accessible voids quantitatively transforms over time into a monoclinic solvatomorph 1m and minor amounts of a triclinic solventless phase (1a). In a static magnetic field, 1h and 1m have detectably slow magnetic relaxation at low temperatures through quantum tunneling and Raman mechanisms. Angle-resolved electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra on single crystals revealed signatures of low-dimensional magnetic behavior, which is solvatomorph-dependent, being the closest interdimer V···V separations (6.7-7.5 Å) much shorter than intramolecular V···V distances (11.9-12.1 Å). According to 1H diffusion ordered spectroscopy (DOSY) and EPR experiments, the complex adopts the desired monomeric structure in organic solution and its geometry was inferred from density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Spin relaxation measurements in a frozen toluene-d8/CD2Cl2 matrix yielded Tm values reaching 13 μs at 10 K, and coherent spin manipulations were demonstrated by Rabi nutation experiments at 70 K. The neutral quasi-macrocyclic structure, featuring nuclear spin-free donors and additional possibilities for chemical functionalization, makes 1' a new convenient spin-coherent building block in quantum technologies.
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- Manuel Imperato
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 213/A, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e NIS Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A., Strada Statale 14 - km 163.5 in AREA Science Park, 34149 Basovizza (TS), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e NIS Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e NIS Centre, Università degli Studi di Torino, via P. Giuria 7, 10125 Torino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff" e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Firenze, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (FI), Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche e UdR INSTM, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia, via G. Campi 103, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Gupta S. Recent reports on vanadium based coordination polymers and MOFs. REV INORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/revic-2022-0021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Coordination polymers (CP) and metal-organic frameworks (MOF) have become a topic of immense interest in this century primarily because of the structural diversity that they offer. This structural diversity results in their multifaceted utility in various fields of science and technology such as catalysis, medicine, gas storage or separation, conductivity and magnetism. Their utility inspires a large variety of scientists to engage with them in their scientific pursuit thus creating a buzz around them in the scientific community. Metals capable of forming CPs and MOFs are primarily transition metals. Among them vanadium-based CPs and MOFs demand detailed discussion because of the unique nature of vanadium which makes it stable in many oxidation states and coordination number. Vanadium’s versatility imparts additional structural marvel and usefulness to these CPs and MOFs.
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- Samik Gupta
- Department of Chemistry , Sambhu Nath College , Labpur , Birbhum , West Bengal , 731303 , India
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Brock AJ, McMurtrie JC, Clegg JK. Self-assembly of bis-β-diketone-based [M 2L2] dinuclear platforms into 2-dimensional coordination polymers. CrystEngComm 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ce00896a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Bis-β-diketone [M2L2] dinuclear platforms self-assemble into 2-dimensional coordination polymers.
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- A. J. Brock
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia 4072
- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering
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- School of Chemistry, Physics and Mechanical Engineering
- Queensland University of Technology
- Brisbane
- Australia 4000
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- School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences
- The University of Queensland
- St. Lucia
- Australia 4072
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