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Pointillart F, Le Guennic B, Cador O. Pressure-Induced Structural, Optical and Magnetic Modifications in Lanthanide Single-Molecule Magnets. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400610. [PMID: 38511968 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2024] [Revised: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
Abstract
Lanthanide Single-Molecule Magnets are fascinating objects that break magnetic performance records with observable magnetic bistability at the boiling temperature of liquid nitrogen, paving the way for potential applications in high-density data storage. The switching of lanthanide SMM has been successfully achieved using several external stimuli such as redox reaction, pH titration, light irradiation or solvation/desolvation thanks to the high sensitivity of the magnetic anisotropy to any structural change in the lanthanide surrounding. Nevertheless, the use of applied high pressure as an external stimulus is largely underused, especially considering that it can be combined with high pressure X-ray diffraction to establish a complementary structure-property relationship. This Concept article summarizes the few relevant examples of investigations of lanthanide SMMs under applied high pressure, provides conclusions on the effect of such stimulus on molecular structures and magnetic anisotropy, and finally draws perspective on the future development of magnetic measurements under applied pressure.
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- Fabrice Pointillart
- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) - UMR 6226, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) - UMR 6226, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) - UMR 6226, 35000, Rennes, France
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Corner S, Gransbury GK, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Whitehead GFS, Chilton NF, Mills DP. Halobenzene Adducts of a Dysprosocenium Single-Molecule Magnet. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9552-9561. [PMID: 38359351 PMCID: PMC11134494 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Dysprosium complexes with strong axial crystal fields are promising candidates for single-molecule magnets (SMMs), which could be used for high-density data storage. Isolated dysprosocenium cations, [Dy(CpR)2]+ (CpR = substituted cyclopentadienyl), have recently shown magnetic hysteresis (a memory effect) above the temperature of liquid nitrogen. Synthetic efforts have focused on reducing strong transverse ligand fields in these systems as they are known to enhance magnetic relaxation by spin-phonon mechanisms. Here we show that equatorial coordination of the halobenzenes PhX (X = F, Cl, Br) and o-C6H4F2 to the cation of a recently reported dysprosocenium complex [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*)][Al{OC(CF3)3}4] (Cpttt = C5H2tBu3-1,2,4; Cp* = C5Me5) reduces magnetic hysteresis temperatures compared to that of the parent cation. We find that this is due to increased effectiveness of both one- (Orbach) and two-phonon (Raman) relaxation mechanisms, which correlate with the electronegativity and number of interactions with the halide despite κ1-coordination of a single halobenzene having a minimal effect on the metrical parameters of [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*)(PhX-κ1-X)]+ cations vs the isolated [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*)]+ cation. We observe unusual divergent behavior of relaxation rates at low temperatures in [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*)(PhX)][Al{OC(CF3)3}4], which we attribute to a phonon bottleneck effect. We find that, despite the transverse fields introduced by the monohalobenzenes in these cations, the interactions are sufficiently weak that the effective barriers to magnetization reversal remain above 1000 cm-1, being only ca. 100 cm-1 lower than for the parent complex, [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*)][Al{OC(CF3)3}4].
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Corner S, Gransbury GK, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Whitehead GFS, Chilton NF, Mills DP. Synthesis and Magnetic Properties of Bis-Halobenzene Decamethyldysprosocenium Cations. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9562-9571. [PMID: 38382535 PMCID: PMC11134500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/23/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
The decamethyldysprosocenium cation, [Dy(Cp*)2]+ (Cp* = {C5Me5}), was a target single-molecule magnet (SMM) prior to the isolation of larger dysprosocenium cations, which have recently shown magnetic memory effects up to 80 K. However, the relatively short Dy···Cp*centroid distances of [Dy(Cp*)2]+, together with the reduced resonance of its vibrational modes with electronic states compared to larger dysprosocenium cations, could lead to more favorable SMM behavior. Here, we report the synthesis and magnetic properties of a series of solvated adducts containing bis-halobenzene decamethyldysprosocenium cations, namely [Dy(Cp*)2(PhX-κ-X)2][Al{OC(CF3)3}4] (X = F or Cl) and [Dy(Cp*)2(C6H4F2-κ2-F,F)(C6H4F2-κ-F)][Al{OC(CF3)3}4]. These complexes were prepared by the sequential reaction of [Dy(Cp*)2(μ-BH4)]∞ with allylmagnesium chloride and [NEt3H][Al{OC(CF3)3}4], followed by recrystallization from parent halobenzenes. The complexes were characterized by powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR and ATR-IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and SQUID magnetometry; experimental data were rationalized by a combination of density functional theory and ab initio calculations. We find that bis-halobenzene adducts of the [Dy(Cp*)2]+ cation exhibit highly bent Cp*···Dy···Cp* angles; these cations are also susceptible to decomposition by C-X (X = F, Cl, Br) activation and displacement of halobenzenes by O-donor ligands. The effective energy barrier to reversal of magnetization measured for [Dy(Cp*)2(PhF-κ-F)2][Al{OC(CF3)3}4] (930(6) cm-1) sets a new record for SMMs containing {Dy(Cp*)2} fragments, though all SMM parameters are lower than would be predicted for an isolated [Dy(Cp*)2]+ cation, as expected due to transverse ligand fields introduced by halobenzenes and the large deviation of the Cp*···Dy···Cp* angle from linearity promoting magnetic relaxation.
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- Sophie
C. Corner
- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Rogacz K, Magott M, Baś S, Foltyn M, Rams M, Pinkowicz D. A photochromic trinuclear dysprosium(iii) single-molecule magnet with two distinct relaxation processes. RSC Adv 2024; 14:14515-14522. [PMID: 38708114 PMCID: PMC11064518 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra01645a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024] Open
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Multifunctional molecules responsive to light are highly desired as components for the construction of remotely controlled nanodevices. Here we present a DyIII single molecule magnet (SMM) comprising dithienylethene (dte) photochromic bridging ligands in the form of a pyridine (py) derivative: 1,2-bis((2-methyl-5-pyridyl)thie-3-yl)perfluorocyclo-pentene (dtepy). The title trinuclear compound {[DyIII(BHT)3]3(dtepy)2}·4C5H12 (1) was synthesized by combining the low-coordinate dysprosium complexes DyIII(BHT)3 (BHT = 2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenolate) with dtepy bridging ligands in the 'open' form using n-pentane as a completely inert solvent. The trinuclear molecule comprises two different DyIII centers due to its quasi-linear geometry: a central trigonal bipyramidal DyIII ion and two peripheral ones with an approximate trigonal pyramidal geometry. Thanks to that, 1 shows two types of SMM behavior which is slightly affected by the photoisomerization of the photochromic dtepy bridges. The impact of the photoisomerization on the magnetization dynamics was studied by means of alternating current (AC) magnetic susceptibility measurements for the 'open' and 'closed' forms of the molecules. The changes between the 'open' and 'closed' isomers were further investigated by IR and UV-vis spectroscopy, suggesting the co-existence of the ligand-related photochromism and single-molecule magnet behavior in 1. However, the powder X-ray diffraction studies indicate loss of structural order in the first photoisomerization step preventing in-depth studies.
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- Katarzyna Rogacz
- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 2 30-387 Kraków Poland
- Doctoral School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian University Łojasiewicza 11 30-348 Kraków Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 2 30-387 Kraków Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 2 30-387 Kraków Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University Łojasiewicza 11 30-348 Kraków Poland
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- Institute of Physics, Jagiellonian University Łojasiewicza 11 30-348 Kraków Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University Gronostajowa 2 30-387 Kraków Poland
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Mathialagan SK, Parreiras SO, Tenorio M, Černa L, Moreno D, Muñiz-Cano B, Navío C, Valvidares M, Valbuena MA, Urgel JI, Gargiani P, Miranda R, Camarero J, Martínez JI, Gallego JM, Écija D. On-Surface Synthesis of Organolanthanide Sandwich Complexes. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2024:e2308125. [PMID: 38610109 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202308125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 04/14/2024]
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The synthesis of lanthanide-based organometallic sandwich compounds is very appealing regarding their potential for single-molecule magnetism. Here, it is exploited by on-surface synthesis to design unprecedented lanthanide-directed organometallic sandwich complexes on Au(111). The reported compounds consist of Dy or Er atoms sandwiched between partially deprotonated hexahydroxybenzene molecules, thus introducing a distinct family of homoleptic organometallic sandwiches based on six-membered ring ligands. Their structural, electronic, and magnetic properties are investigated by scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray linear and circular magnetic dichroism, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, complemented by density functional theory-based calculations. Both lanthanide complexes self-assemble in close-packed islands featuring a hexagonal lattice. It is unveiled that, despite exhibiting analogous self-assembly, the erbium-based species is magnetically isotropic, whereas the dysprosium-based compound features an in-plane magnetization.
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Brno University of Technology, Brno, 60190, Czech Republic
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Unidad de Nanomateriales Avanzados, IMDEA Nanoscience, Unidad Asociada al CSIC por el ICMM, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada and Condensed Matter Physics Center (IFIMAC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid (ICMM), CSIC, Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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- Instituto Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados en Nanociencia (IMDEA Nanoscience), Madrid, 28049, Spain
- Unidad de Nanomateriales Avanzados, IMDEA Nanoscience, Unidad Asociada al CSIC por el ICMM, Madrid, 28049, Spain
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De S, Mondal A, Giblin SR, Layfield RA. Bimetallic Synergy Enables Silole Insertion into THF and the Synthesis of Erbium Single-Molecule Magnets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317678. [PMID: 38300223 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
Abstract
The potassium silole K2 [SiC4 -2,5-(SiMe3 )2 -3,4-Ph2 ] reacts with [M(η8 -COT)(THF)4 ][BPh4 ] (M=Er, Y; COT=cyclo-octatetraenyl) in THF to give products that feature unprecedented insertion of the nucleophilic silicon centre into a carbon-oxygen bond of THF. The structure of the major product, [(μ-η8 : η8 -COT)M(μ-L1 )K]∞ (1M ), consists of polymeric chains of sandwich complexes, where the spiro-bicyclic silapyran ligand [C4 H8 OSiC4 (SiMe3 )2 Ph2 ]2- (L1 ) coordinates to potassium via the oxygen. The minor product [(μ-η8 : η8 -COT)M(μ-L1 )K(THF)]2 (2M ) features coordination of the silapyran to the rare-earth metal. In forming 1M and 2M , silole insertion into THF only occurs in the presence of potassium and the rare-earth metal, highlighting the importance of bimetallic synergy. The lower nucleophilicity of germanium(II) leads to contrasting reactivity of the potassium germole K2 [GeC4 -2,5-(SiMe3 )2 -3,4-Me2 ] towards [M(η8 -COT)(THF)4 ][BPh4 ], with intact transfer of the germole occurring to give the coordination polymers [{η5 -GeC4 (SiMe3 )2 Me2 }M(η8 -COT)K]∞ (3M ). Despite the differences in reactivity induced by the group 14 heteroatom, the single-molecule magnet properties of 1Er , 2Er and 3Er are similar, with thermally activated relaxation occurring via the first-excited Kramers doublet, subject to effective energy barriers of 122, 80 and 91 cm-1 , respectively. Compound 1Er is also analysed by high-frequency dynamic magnetic susceptibility measurements up to 106 Hz.
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- Siddhartha De
- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, BN1 9RH, Brighton, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, BN1 9RH, Brighton, U.K
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- School of Physics and Astronomy, Cardiff University, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, BN1 9RH, Brighton, U.K
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Emerson-King J, Gransbury GK, Whitehead GFS, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Rouzières M, Clérac R, Chilton NF, Mills DP. Isolation of a Bent Dysprosium Bis(amide) Single-Molecule Magnet. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3331-3342. [PMID: 38282511 PMCID: PMC10859956 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
The isolation of formally two-coordinate lanthanide (Ln) complexes is synthetically challenging, due to predominantly ionic Ln bonding regimes favoring high coordination numbers. In 2015, it was predicted that a near-linear dysprosium bis(amide) cation [Dy{N(SiiPr3)2}2]+ could provide a single-molecule magnet (SMM) with an energy barrier to magnetic reversal (Ueff) of up to 2600 K, a 3-fold increase of the record Ueff for a Dy SMM at the time; this work showed a potential route to SMMs that can provide high-density data storage at higher temperatures. However, synthetic routes to a Dy complex containing only two monodentate ligands have not previously been realized. Here, we report the synthesis of the target bent dysprosium bis(amide) complex, [Dy{N(SiiPr3)2}2][Al{OC(CF3)3}4] (1-Dy), together with the diamagnetic yttrium analogue. We find Ueff = 950 ± 30 K for 1-Dy, which is much lower than the predicted values for idealized linear two-coordinate Dy(III) cations. Ab initio calculations of the static electronic structure disagree with the experimentally determined height of the Ueff barrier, thus magnetic relaxation is faster than expected based on magnetic anisotropy alone. We propose that this is due to enhanced spin-phonon coupling arising from the flexibility of the Dy coordination sphere, in accord with ligand vibrations being of equal importance to magnetic anisotropy in the design of high-temperature SMMs.
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- Jack Emerson-King
- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
- Research
School of Chemistry, The Australian National
University, Sullivans
Creek Road, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Jin PB, Luo QC, Gransbury GK, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Hajdu T, Strashnov I, McInnes EJL, Winpenny REP, Chilton NF, Mills DP, Zheng YZ. Thermally Stable Terbium(II) and Dysprosium(II) Bis-amidinate Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27993-28009. [PMID: 37997752 PMCID: PMC10755703 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
Abstract
The thermostable four-coordinate divalent lanthanide (Ln) bis-amidinate complexes [Ln(Piso)2] (Ln = Tb, Dy; Piso = {(NDipp)2CtBu}, Dipp = C6H3iPr2-2,6) were prepared by the reduction of parent five-coordinate Ln(III) precursors [Ln(Piso)2I] (Ln = Tb, Dy) with KC8; halide abstraction of [Ln(Piso)2I] with [H(SiEt3)2][B(C6F5)] gave the respective Ln(III) complexes [Ln(Piso)2][B(C6F5)]. All complexes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, ICP-MS, elemental analysis, SQUID magnetometry, UV-vis-NIR, ATR-IR, NMR, and EPR spectroscopy and ab initio CASSCF-SO calculations. These data consistently show that [Ln(Piso)2] formally exhibit Ln(II) centers with 4fn5dz21 (Ln = Tb, n = 8; Dy, n = 9) valence electron configurations. We show that simple assignments of the f-d coupling to either L-S or J-s schemes are an oversimplification, especially in the presence of significant crystal field splitting. The coordination geometry of [Ln(Piso)2] is intermediate between square planar and tetrahedral. Projecting from the quaternary carbon atoms of the CN2 ligand backbones shows near-linear C···Ln···C arrangements. This results in strong axial ligand fields to give effective energy barriers to magnetic reversal of 1920(91) K for the Tb(II) analogue and 1964(48) K for Dy(II), the highest values observed for mononuclear Ln(II) single-molecule magnets, eclipsing 1738 K for [Tb(C5iPr5)2]. We tentatively attribute the fast zero-field magnetic relaxation for these complexes at low temperatures to transverse fields, resulting in considerable mixing of mJ states.
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- Peng-Bo Jin
- Frontier
Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), State Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, MOE Key Laboratory for
Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Key Laboratory
of Electronic Devices and Materials Chemistry and School of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 99 Yanxiang Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710054, P. R. China
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- Frontier
Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), State Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, MOE Key Laboratory for
Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Key Laboratory
of Electronic Devices and Materials Chemistry and School of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 99 Yanxiang Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710054, P. R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
- Photon
Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
- Photon
Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Frontier
Institute of Science and Technology (FIST), State Key Laboratory of
Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, MOE Key Laboratory for
Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Condensed Matter, Xi’an Key Laboratory
of Electronic Devices and Materials Chemistry and School of Chemistry, Xi’an Jiaotong University, 99 Yanxiang Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710054, P. R. China
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Tarannum I, Moorthy S, Singh SK. Understanding electrostatics and covalency effects in highly anisotropic organometallic sandwich dysprosium complexes [Dy(C mR m) 2] (where R = H, SiH 3, CH 3 and m = 4 to 9): a computational perspective. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15576-15589. [PMID: 37786345 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01646c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
Abstract
In this article, we have thoroughly studied the electronic structure and 4f-ligand covalency of six mononuclear dysprosium organometallic sandwich complexes [Dy(CmRm)2]n+/- (where R = H, SiH3, CH3; m = 4 to 9; n = 1, 3) using both the scalar relativistic density functional and complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) and N-electron valence perturbation theory (NEVPT2) method to shed light on the ligand field effects in fine-tuning the magnetic anisotropy of these complexes. Energy decomposition analysis (EDA) and ab initio-based ligand field theory AILFT calculations predict the sizable 4f-ligand covalency in all these complexes. The analysis of CASSCF/NEVPT2 computed spin-Hamiltonian (SH) parameters indicates the stabilization of mJ |±15/2〉 for [Dy(C4(SiH3)4)2]- (1), [Dy(C5(CH3)5)2]+ (2) and [Dy(C6H6)2]3+ (3) complexes with the Ucal value of 1867.5, 1621.5 and 1070.8 cm-1, respectively. On the other hand, we observed mJ |±9/2〉 as the ground state for [Dy(C7H7)2]3- (4) and [Dy(C8H8)2]- (5) complexes with significantly smaller Ucal values of 237.1 and 38.6 cm-1 respectively. For the nine-membered ring [Dy(C9H9)2]+ (6) complex, we observed the stabilization of the mJ |±1/2〉 ground state, with the first excited state being located ∼29 cm-1 higher in energy. AILFT-NEVPT2 ligand field splitting analysis indicates that the presence of π-type 4f-ligand interactions in complexes 1-3 help generate the axial-ligand field, while the δ-type interactions in complexes 4-5 generate the equatorial ligand field despite the ligands approaching from the axial direction. As the ring size increases, φ-type interactions dominate, generating a pure equatorial ligand field stabilising mJ |±1/2〉 as the ground state for 6. Calculations suggest that the nature of the ligand field mainly governs the Ucal values in the following order: 4f-Lσ > 4f-Lπ > 4f-Lδ > 4f-Lφ. Calculations were performed by replacing ligands with CHELPG charges to access the crystal field (CF) effects which suggests the stabilization of pure mJ |±15/2〉 in all the charge-embedded models (1Q-6Q). Our findings point out that the crystal field and ligand field effects complement each other and generate a giant barrier for magnetic relaxation in the small ring complexes 1-3, while a relatively weak crystal field and adverse 4f-Lδ/4f-Lφ interactions diminish the SMM behaviour in the large ring complexes 4-6.
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- Ibtesham Tarannum
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana, 502285, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana, 502285, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana, 502285, India.
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Arumugam S, Schwarz B, Ravichandran P, Kumar S, Ungur L, Mondal KC. Dipotassiumtetrachloride-bridged dysprosium metallocenes: a single-molecule magnet. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:15326-15333. [PMID: 37387215 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt01325a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
Abstract
The present work describes the dynamic magnetic properties of the complex [(CpAr3)4DyIII2Cl4K2]·3.5(C7H8) (1), synthesized by employing a tri-aryl-substituted cyclopentadienyl ligand (CpAr3), [4,4'-(4-phenylcyclopenta-1,3-diene-1,2-diyl)bis(methylbenzene) = CpAr3H]. Each Dy(III)-metallocene weakly couples via K2Cl4, displaying slow relaxation of magnetization below 14.5 K under zero applied dc field via KD3 energy levels with an energy barrier of 136.9/133.7 cm-1 on the Dy sites. The single-ion axial anisotropy energy barrier is reduced by geometrical distortion due to the coordination of two chloride ions at each Dy centre.
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- Selvakumar Arumugam
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
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- Institute for Applied Materials - Energy Storage Systems (IAM-ESS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Gransbury G, Corner SC, Kragskow JGC, Evans P, Yeung HM, Blackmore WJA, Whitehead GFS, Vitorica-Yrezabal IJ, Oakley MS, Chilton NF, Mills DP. AtomAccess: A Predictive Tool for Molecular Design and Its Application to the Targeted Synthesis of Dysprosium Single-Molecule Magnets. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:22814-22825. [PMID: 37797311 PMCID: PMC10591469 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c08841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023]
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Isolated dysprosocenium cations, [Dy(CpR)2]+ (CpR = substituted cyclopentadienyl), have recently been shown to exhibit superior single-molecule magnet (SMM) properties over closely related complexes with equatorially bound ligands. However, gauging the crossover point at which the CpR substituents are large enough to prevent equatorial ligand binding, but small enough to approach the metal closely and generate strong crystal field splitting has required laborious synthetic optimization. We therefore created the computer program AtomAccess to predict the accessibility of a metal binding site and its ability to accommodate additional ligands. Here, we apply AtomAccess to identify the crossover point for equatorial coordination in [Dy(CpR)2]+ cations in silico and hence predict a cation that is at the cusp of stability without equatorial interactions, viz., [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*)]+ (Cpttt = C5H2tBu3-1,2,4, Cp* = C5Me5). Upon synthesizing this cation, we found that it crystallizes as either a contact ion-pair, [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*){Al[OC(CF3)3]4-κ-F}], or separated ion-pair polymorph, [Dy(Cpttt)(Cp*)][Al{OC(CF3)3}4]·C6H6. Upon characterizing these complexes, together with their precursors, yttrium and yttrium-doped analogues, we find that the contact ion-pair shows inferior SMM properties to the separated ion-pair, as expected, due to faster Raman and quantum tunneling of magnetization relaxation processes, while the Orbach region is relatively unaffected. The experimental verification of the predicted crossover point for equatorial coordination in this work tests the limitations of the use of AtomAccess as a predictive tool and also indicates that the application of this type of program shows considerable potential to boost efficiency in exploratory synthetic chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The
University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Mondal A, Price CG, Tang J, Layfield RA. Targeted Synthesis of End-On Dinitrogen-Bridged Lanthanide Metallocenes and Their Reactivity as Divalent Synthons. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20121-20131. [PMID: 37656516 PMCID: PMC10510326 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/03/2023]
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High-yield syntheses of the lanthanide dinitrogen complexes [(Cp2tttM)2(μ-1,2-N2)] (1M, M = Gd, Tb, Dy; Cpttt = 1,2,4-C5tBu3H2), in which the [N2]2- ligands solely adopt the rare end-on or 1,2-bridging mode, are reported. The bulk of the tert-butyl substituents and the smaller radii of gadolinium, terbium, and dysprosium preclude formation of the side-on dinitrogen bonding mode on steric grounds. Elongation of the nitrogen-nitrogen bond relative to N2 is observed in 1M, and their Raman spectra show a major absorption consistent with N═N double bonds. Computational analysis of 1Gd identifies that the local symmetry of the metallocene units lifts the degeneracy of two 5dπ orbitals, leading to differing overlap with the π* orbitals of [N2]2-, a consequence of which is that the dinitrogen ligand occupies a singlet ground state. Magnetic measurements reveal antiferromagnetic exchange in 1M and single-molecule magnet (SMM) behavior in 1Dy. Ab initio calculations show that the magnetic easy axis in the ground doublets of 1Tb and 1Dy align with the {M-N═N-M} connectivity, in contrast to the usual scenario in dysprosium metallocene SMMs, where the axis passes through the cyclopentadienyl ligands. The [N2]2- ligands in 1M allow these compounds to be regarded as two-electron reducing agents, serving as synthons for divalent gadolinium, terbium, and dysprosium. Proof of principle for this concept is obtained in the reactions of 1M with 2,2'-bipyridyl (bipy) to give [Cp2tttM(κ2-bipy)] (2M, M = Gd, Tb, Dy), in which the lanthanide is ligated by a bipy radical anion, with strong metal-ligand direct exchange coupling.
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- Arpan Mondal
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University
of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K.
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T. Price
- Department
of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University
of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K.
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- State
Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute
of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of
Sciences, Changchun 130022, P.R. China
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University
of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K.
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Delano F, Benner F, Jang S, Demir S. Pyrrolyl-Bridged Metallocene Complexes: From Synthesis, Electronic Structure, to Single-Molecule Magnetism. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:14604-14614. [PMID: 37638984 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01724] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
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The π- and σ-basicity of the pyrrolyl ligand affords several coordination modes. A sterically encumbering coordination sphere around metal centers may foster new coordination modes for the pyrrolyl ligand. Here, we present three dinuclear rare earth complexes [Cp*2RE(μ-pyr)]2, [RE = Y (1), La (2), Dy (3); Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, pyr = pyrrolyl], which were synthesized through a protonolysis reaction between allyl complexes and H-pyrrole. Each metal is ligated by two Cp* ligands and the N atom of the pyrrolyl ring while interacting with the π-system of the other pyrrolyl ligand, yielding an unprecedented coordination mode for pyrrolyl best described as [((η5-Cp*)2RE)2(μ-1η2-pyr-2κN)(μ-2η2-pyr-1κN)]. The steric congestion implemented by the Cp* ligands forces this asymmetric coordination of the pyrrolyl ligand. 1-3 were characterized by crystallography, electrochemistry, and spectroscopy. Density functional theory calculations on 1 uncovered the bonding situation between the pyrrolyl ligand and the yttrium(III) ion. Excitingly, 3 displays slow magnetic relaxation under zero dc field with Ueff = 98.9(7) cm-1 and τo = 6.7(1) × 10-8 s, placing it among coveted dinuclear metallocene single-molecule magnets. CASSCF calculations provided the energy of the crystal field states of DyIII and confirmed the barrier height.
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- Francis Delano
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, 578 South Shaw Lane, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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Mao PD, Zhang SH, Yao NT, Sun HY, Yan FF, Zhang YQ, Meng YS, Liu T. Regulating Magnetic Relaxations of Cyano-Bridged {Dy III Mo V } Systems by Tuning the N-Sites in β-Diketone Ligands. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301262. [PMID: 37272418 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/28/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Cyano-bridged 4d-4f molecular nanomagnets have re-called increasing research interests in molecular magnetism since they offer more possibilities in achieving novel nanomagnets with versatile structures and magnetic interactions. In this work, four β-diketone ligands bearing different substitution N-sites were designed and synthesized, namely 1-(2-pyridyl)-3-(3-pyridyl)-1,3-propanedione (HL1 ), 1,3-Bis (3-pyridyl)-1,3-propanedione (HL2 ), 1-(4-pyridyl)-3-(3-pyridyl)-1,3-propanedione (HL3 ), and 1,3-Bis (4-pyridyl)-1,3-propanedione (HL4 ), to tune the magnetic relaxation behaviors of cyano-bridged {DyIII MoV } systems. By reacting with DyCl3 ⋅ 6H2 O and K4 Mo(CN)8 ⋅ 2H2 O, four cyano-bridged complexes, namely {[Dy[MoV (CN)8 ](HL1 )2 (H2 O)3 ]} ⋅ 6H2 O (1), {[Dy[MoV (CN)8 ](HL2 )(H2 O)3 (CH3 OH)]}2 ⋅ 2CH3 OH ⋅ 3H2 O (2), {[Dy[MoV (CN)8 ](HL3 )(H2 O)2 (CH3 OH)] ⋅ H2 O}n (3), and {[Dy[MoV (CN)8 ](HL4 )2 (H2 O)3 ]} ⋅ 2H2 O⋅CH3 OH (4) were obtained. Structural analyses revealed that 1 and 4 are binuclear complexes, 2 has a tetragonal structure, and 3 exhibits a stair-like polymer chain structure. The DyIII ions in all complexes have eight-coordinated configurations with the coordination spheres DyO7 N1 for 1 and 4, DyO6 N2 for 2, and DyO5 N3 for 3. Magnetic measurements indicate that 1 is a zero-field single-molecule magnet (SMM) and complexes 2-4 are field-induced SMMs, with complex 4 featuring a two-step relaxation process. The magnetic characterizations and ab initio calculations revealed that changing the N-sites in the β-diketone ligands can effectively alter the structures and magnetic properties of cyano-bridged 4d-4f nanomagnets by adjusting the coordination environments of the DyIII centers.
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- Pan-Dong Mao
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Jiangsu Key Lab for NSLSCS, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Frontier Science Center for Smart Materials, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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De S, Mondal A, Ruan Z, Tong M, Layfield RA. Dynamic Magnetic Properties of Germole-ligated Lanthanide Sandwich Complexes. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300567. [PMID: 37017588 PMCID: PMC10947301 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2023] [Revised: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2023]
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The first germole-ligated single-molecule magnets are reported, with contrasting properties found for the near-linear sandwich complexes [(η8 -COT)Ln(η5 -CpGe ]- , where Ln=Dy (1Dy ) or Er (1Er ), COT is cyclo-octatetraenyl and CpGe is [GeC4 -2,5-(SiMe3 )2 -3,4-Me2 ]2- . Whereas 1Er has an energy barrier of 120(1) cm-1 in zero applied field and open hysteresis loops up to 10 K, the relaxation in 1Dy is characterized by quantum tunneling within the ground state.
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- Siddhartha De
- Department of Chemistry School of Life SciencesUniversity of SussexBrightonBN1 9QRUK
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- Department of Chemistry School of Life SciencesUniversity of SussexBrightonBN1 9QRUK
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of the Ministry of Education School of ChemistrySun-Yat Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of the Ministry of Education School of ChemistrySun-Yat Sen UniversityGuangzhou510006P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry School of Life SciencesUniversity of SussexBrightonBN1 9QRUK
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Price CGT, Mondal A, Durrant JP, Tang J, Layfield RA. Structural and Magnetization Dynamics of Borohydride-Bridged Rare-Earth Metallocenium Cations. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37314885 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The structure and magnetic properties of the bimetallic borohydride-bridged dysprosocenium compound [{(η5-Cpttt)(η5-CpMe4t)Dy}2(μ:κ2:κ2-BH4)]+[B(C6F5)4]- ([3Dy][B(C6F5)4]) are reported along with the solution-phase dynamics of the isostructural yttrium and lutetium analogues (Cpttt is 1,2,4-tri(tert-butyl)cyclopentadienyl, CpMe4t is tetramethyl(tert-butyl)cyclopentadienyl). The synthesis of [3M][B(C6F5)4] was accomplished in the 2:1 stoichiometric reactions of [(η5-Cpttt)(η5-CpMe4t)Dy(BH4)] (2M) with [CPh3][B(C6F5)4], with the metallocenes 2M obtained from reactions of the half-sandwich complexes [(η5-Cpttt)M(BH4)2(THF)] (1M) (M = Y, Dy, Lu) with NaCpMe4t. Crystallographic studies show significant lengthening of the M···B distance on moving through the series 1M, 2M, and 3M, with essentially linear {M···B···M} bridges in 3M. Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy indicates restricted rotation of the Cpttt ligands in 3Y and 3Lu in solution. The single-molecule magnet (SMM) properties of [3M][B(C6F5)4] are characterized by Raman and Orbach processes, with an effective barrier of 533(18) cm-1 and relaxation via the second-excited Kramers doublet. Although quantum tunneling of the magnetization (QTM) was not observed for [3M][B(C6F5)4], it was, surprisingly, found in its magnetically dilute version, which has a very similar barrier of Ueff = 499(21) cm-1. Consistent with this observation, slightly wider openings of the magnetic hysteresis loop at 2 K are found for [3M][B(C6F5)4] but not for the diluted analogue. The dynamic magnetic properties of the dysprosium SMMs and the role of exchange interactions in 3Dy are interpreted with the aid of multireference ab initio calculations.
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- Christopher G T Price
- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130022, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, U.K
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Parmar VS, Thiel AM, Nabi R, Gransbury GK, Norre MS, Evans P, Corner SC, Skelton JM, Chilton NF, Mills DP, Overgaard J. Influence of pressure on a dysprosocenium single-molecule magnet. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:2656-2659. [PMID: 36780133 PMCID: PMC9972519 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc06722f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The effects of external pressure on a high-performing dysprosocenium single-molecule magnet are investigated using a combination of X-ray diffraction, magnetometry and theoretical calculations. The effective energy barrier (Ueff) decreases from ca. 1300 cm-1 at ambient pressure to ca. 1125 cm-1 at 3 GPa. Our results indicate that compression < 1.2 GPa has a negligible effect on the Orbach process, but magnetic relaxation > 1 GPa increases via Raman relaxation and/or quantum tunnelling of magnetisation.
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- Vijay S. Parmar
- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus UniversityLangelandsgade 140Aarhus C DK-8000Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus UniversityLangelandsgade 140Aarhus C DK-8000Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchester M13 9PLUK
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus UniversityLangelandsgade 140Aarhus C DK-8000Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchester M13 9PLUK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchester M13 9PLUK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchester M13 9PLUK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchester M13 9PLUK
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Langelandsgade 140, Aarhus C DK-8000, Denmark.
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Mansikkamäki A. Theoretical study of phenylbismuth anion as a blueprint for main-group single-molecule magnets. Chem Commun (Camb) 2023; 59:1837-1840. [PMID: 36722929 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc00042g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The hypothetical [BiPh]- anion obtained by a one-electron reduction from the respective bismuthinidene is proposed as a basis for constructing single-molecule magnets (SMMs) consisting purely of main-group elements. Based on high-level quantum-chemical calculations, the [BiPh]- anion is predicted to be a SMM with an effective barrier of 6418 cm-1 for the relaxation of magnetization. This barrier is much larger than any effective barrier observed so far in any experimentally characterized SMM. The reduction potential for the [BiPh]-/BiPh couple is calculated as -1.5 V, which implies that the [BiPh]- moiety is accessible from stable bismuthinidenes containing a BiPh moiety and sufficient steric protection for the reactive Bi atom. Thus, [BiPh]- provides a blueprint for the realization of purely main-group SMMs which can surpass in their properties the best known dysprosium-based SMMs.
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- Akseli Mansikkamäki
- NMR Research Unit, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 8000, Oulu, FI-90014, Finland.
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Li YL, Wang HL, Zhu ZH, Lu XL, Liang FP, Zou HH. Alkali metal-linked triangular building blocks assemble a high-nucleation lanthanoid cluster based on single-molecule magnets. iScience 2022; 25:105285. [PMID: 36304113 PMCID: PMC9593797 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.105285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 09/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The metallic central magnetic axes in high-nucleation clusters with complex structural connections tend to be disorganized and cancel each other out. Therefore, high-nucleation clusters cannot easily exhibit single-molecule magnets (SMMs) behaviors. Herein, we select a triple-core building block (Dy3K2, 1) and use linked diamagnetic alkali metal to form an open, spherical, high-nucleation cluster Dy12Na6 (3) with SMM behavior. Furthermore, by changing the reaction conditions, Dy6K2 (2) formed by linking two Dy3 by K(I) is obtained. High-resolution electrospray mass spectrometry of clusters 1–3 effectively captures the building block Dy3, and clusters 1 and 3 and Dy3 have high stability even with the increase in ion source energy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that an SMM based on a high-nucleation cluster has been obtained by connecting magnetic primitives via diamagnetic metal ions. Dy12K6 is currently the highest nuclear ns-4f heterometallic SMM. We synthesized ns-4f cluster-based SMM by using diamagnetic alkali metal connection Clusters 1–3 are rare examples of ns-4f heterometallic clusters Dy12K6 is currently the highest nuclear ns-4f heterometallic SMM HRESI-MS is used to explore the formation of ns-4f high-nucleation clusters
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- Yun-Lan Li
- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. China,Corresponding author
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. China,Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical and Magnetochemical Functional Materials, College of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, P. R. China,Corresponding author
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- School of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin 541004, P. R. China,Corresponding author
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Vanjak JC, Wilkins BO, Vieru V, Bhuvanesh NS, Reibenspies JH, Martin CD, Chibotaru LF, Nippe M. A High-Performance Single-Molecule Magnet Utilizing Dianionic Aminoborolide Ligands. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:17743-17747. [PMID: 36162057 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c06698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The first example of a homoleptic f-block borolide sandwich complex is presented and shown to be a high-performance single-molecule magnet (SMM). The bis(borolide) complex [K(2.2.2)][[1-(piperidino)-2,3,4,5-tetraphenylborolyl]2Dy] (1) features an unusual example of an anionic Ln3+ metallocene that supports short metal-ligand bonds and a high degree of linearity around the central Dy3+ ion, resulting in comparatively large barriers to magnetization reversal (Ueff = 1600 cm-1 for the most linear orientation) and, importantly, a high blocking temperature (TB, defined as T(τ100s)) of 66 K. These metrics put complex 1 among the very best performing SMMs reported to date and highlight the potential of dianionic borolide ligands to increase ligand field axiality, compared to monoanionic cyclic ligands, to ultimately maximize magnetic anisotropy in f-block-based SMMs.
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- James C Vanjak
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Maastricht Science Programme, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, Paul-Henri Spaaklaan 1, 6229 EN Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Baylor University, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Theory of Nanomaterials Group, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, 3255 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843, United States
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Xi L, Jin C, Song H, Wang X, Xie J, Ma Y, Tang J, Li L. Influence of the Coordinated Transition Metal Ion on Magnetic Relaxation of Lanthanide Based Complexes with Imino Nitroxide Biradical Ligands. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202239. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Lu Xi
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun 130022 China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry Department of Chemistry College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 China
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Panja A, Jagličić Z, Herchel R, Brandão P, Jana NC. Influence of bridging and chelating co-ligands on the distinct single-molecule magnetic behaviours in ZnDy complexes. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj03793a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Four ZnDy complexes display an effect of bridging/chelating co-ligands on distinct single-molecule magnetic behaviours, relaxing through single to multi relaxation channels.
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- Anangamohan Panja
- Department of Chemistry, Panskura Banamali College, Panskura RS, WB, 721152, India
- Department of Chemistry, Gokhale Memorial Girls' College, 1/1 Harish Mukherjee Road, Kolkata, 700020, India
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- Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics & Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Jadranska 19, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. listopadu 12, 77146, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, CICECO-Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemistry, Panskura Banamali College, Panskura RS, WB, 721152, India
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