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Hu Z, Yang S. Endohedral metallofullerene molecular nanomagnets. Chem Soc Rev 2024; 53:2863-2897. [PMID: 38324027 DOI: 10.1039/d3cs00991b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Magnetic lanthanide (Ln) metal complexes exhibiting magnetic bistability can behave as molecular nanomagnets, also known as single-molecule magnets (SMMs), suitable for storing magnetic information at the molecular level, thus attracting extensive interest in the quest for high-density information storage and quantum information technologies. Upon encapsulating Ln ion(s) into fullerene cages, endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs) have been proven as a promising and versatile platform to realize chemically robust SMMs, in which the magnetic properties are able to be readily tailored by altering the configurations of the encapsulated species and the host cages. In this review, we present critical discussions on the molecular structures and magnetic characterizations of EMF-SMMs, with the focus on their peculiar molecular and electronic structures and on the intriguing molecular magnetism arising from such structural uniqueness. In this context, different families of magnetic EMFs are summarized, including mononuclear EMF-SMMs wherein single-ion anisotropy is decisive, dinuclear clusterfullerenes whose magnetism is governed by intramolecular magnetic interaction, and radical-bridged dimetallic EMFs with high-spin ground states that arise from the strong ferromagnetic coupling. We then discuss how molecular assemblies of SMMs can be constructed, in a way that the original SMM behavior is either retained or altered in a controlled manner, thanks to the chemical robustness of EMFs. Finally, on the basis of understanding the structure-magnetic property correlation, we propose design strategies for high-performance EMF-SMMs by engineering ligand fields, electronic structures, magnetic interactions, and molecular vibrations that can couple to the spin states.
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- Ziqi Hu
- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Precision and Intelligent Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui Laboratory of Advanced Photon Science and Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China.
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Zhang W, Li M, He J, Zhao X. Theoretical Insights into the Metal-Nonmetal Interaction Inside M 2O@ C 2v (31922)-C 80 (M = Sc or Gd). ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:42883-42889. [PMID: 36467948 PMCID: PMC9713898 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The metal-nonmetal interaction is complicated but significant in organometallic chemistry and metallic catalysis and is susceptible to the coordination surroundings. Endohedral metallofullerene is considered to be an excellent model for studying metal-nonmetal interactions with the shielding effect of fullerenes. Herein, with the detection of ScGdO@C80 in a previous mass spectrum, we studied the effects of metal atoms (Sc and Gd) on the metal-nonmetal interactions of the thermodynamically stable molecules M2O@C 2v (31922)-C80 (M = Sc and Gd), where metal atoms M can be the same or different, using density functional theory calculations. The inner metal atom and the fullerene cage show mainly ionic interactions with some covalent character. The Sc atom with higher electronegativity plays a greater important role in the metal-nonmetal interactions than the Gd atom. This study would be useful for the further study of the metal-nonmetal interaction.
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- Wenxin Zhang
- Institute
of Molecular Science and Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State
Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, and MOE
Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed
Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- School
of Physics, Xidian University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710071, China
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- Institute
of Molecular Science and Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State
Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, and MOE
Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed
Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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- Institute
of Molecular Science and Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry, State
Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, and MOE
Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed
Matter, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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Li M, Zhao R, Dang J, Zhao X. Theoretical study on the stabilities, electronic structures, and reaction and formation mechanisms of fullerenes and endohedral metallofullerenes. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Yang W, Velkos G, Sudarkova S, Büchner B, Avdoshenko SM, Liu F, Popov AA, Chen N. Carbon cage isomers and magnetic Dy⋯Dy interactions in Dy 2O@C 88 and Dy 2C 2@C 88 metallofullerenes. Inorg Chem Front 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2qi01796b] [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]
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Isomers of Dy2O@C88 and Dy2C2@C88 show a strong variation in the type and strength of Dy⋯Dy superexchange interactions and magnetization relaxation rate.
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- Wei Yang
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research (IFW Dresden), Helmholtzstrasse 20, 01069 Dresden, Germany
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- College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, P. R. China
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Lanthanides and actinides: Annual survey of their organometallic chemistry covering the year 2019. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Yu Y, Slanina Z, Wang F, Yang Y, Lian Y, Uhlik F, Xin B, Feng L. Ho 2O @D3(85)-C 92: Highly Stretched Cluster Dictated by a Giant Cage and Unexplored Isomerization. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:11020-11027. [PMID: 32674571 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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For endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs), it has been well established that the cage shape and size should match those of the endohedral cluster. As a result, sufficient cluster-cage interaction can be achieved, which is essential for mutual stabilization. Nevertheless, how a small endohedral cluster nests in a giant fullerene has been less explored. Herein, we report a pair of large oxide-cluster fullerene (OCF) isomers, denoted as Ho2O@C92-I and -II. Crystallographic studies reveal that major isomer-I possesses a D3(85)-C92 cage with a highly stretched Ho2O cluster inside, which contributes to achieving regular metal-cage contacts. Density functional theory (DFT) computations also reveal the predominant abundance of the D3(85) isomer relative to the other two possible minor species including C1(67) and C2(64) isomers. Moreover, electrochemical (EC) studies verify that the isomers exhibit almost identical redox behaviors, indicating their similar cage structures. On the basis of the remarkable topological similarity of D3(85) and C1(67) isomers, isomer-II is likely to be Ho2O@C1(67)-C92, though it remains to be confirmed. Our studies thus provide new insights into the cage-cluster interplay and cage isomerization, both contributing to a better understanding of large EMFs.
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- Yanling Yu
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China.,College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS & Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721-0041, United States
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS & Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS & Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Department of Physical and Macromolecular Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University, 128 43 Praha 2, Czech Republic
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- College of Energy, Soochow Institute for Energy and Materials InnovationS & Key Laboratory of Advanced Carbon Materials and Wearable Energy Technologies of Jiangsu Province, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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Hao D, Yang L, Wei Z, Hou Q, Li L, Jin P. U 2O@C 76: Non-Isolated-Pentagon-Rule Cages Prevail with the U 2O Configuration Determined by Cage Shape and Dominated by Multicenter Bonds. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:7039-7048. [PMID: 32343133 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Endohedral clusterfullerenes (ECFs) are fullerene cages with various metallic clusters trapped inside. So far, the actinide-based ECFs are rather scarce with their possible structures and chemistry remaining largely unexplored. Herein, density functional theory calculations characterized that the recently synthesized U2O@C76 could be U2O@Cs(17 490)-C76 or U2O@C2v(19 138)-C76, whose cages have two or one pentagon adjacencies (PAs) and thus both violate the isolated pentagon rule (IPR). It is noteworthy that they are the first actinide-based ECFs bearing non-IPR outer cages. They are also the first Cs(17 490)- and C2v(19 138)-C76-based oxide ECFs. Moreover, U2O@C2v(19 138)-C76 is the first example of a hexavalent metal cluster within the C2v(19 138)-C76 cage. Interestingly, although trapped by the two same-sized cages, the U2O unit exhibits a bent and a perfect linear configuration, respectively, indicative of the crucial role of cage shape in steering the internal cluster configuration. Their electronic structures can be formally described as (U2O)6+@C766- with primary electrostatic attractions and secondary covalent interactions between cluster and cage. Significantly, bonding analyses reveal that the encaged U2O moiety may only features two three-center, two-electron (3c-2e) U-O-U bonds with completely absent common two-center bonds.
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- Debo Hao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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Velkos G, Yang W, Yao YR, Sudarkova SM, Liu X, Büchner B, Avdoshenko SM, Chen N, Popov AA. Shape-adaptive single-molecule magnetism and hysteresis up to 14 K in oxide clusterfullerenes Dy 2O@C 72 and Dy 2O@C 74 with fused pentagon pairs and flexible Dy-(μ 2-O)-Dy angle. Chem Sci 2020; 11:4766-4772. [PMID: 33437409 PMCID: PMC7116574 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00624f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Dysprosium oxide clusterfullerenes Dy2O@Cs(10528)-C72 and Dy2O@C2(13333)-C74 are synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Carbon cages of both molecules feature two adjacent pentagon pairs. These pentalene units determine positions of endohedral Dy ions hence the shape of the Dy2O cluster, which is bent in Dy2O@C72 but linear in Dy2O@C74. Both compounds show slow relaxation of magnetization and magnetic hysteresis. Nearly complete cancelation of ferromagnetic dipolar and antiferromagnetic exchange Dy…Dy interactions leads to unusual magnetic properties. Dy2O@C74 exhibits zero-field quantum tunneling of magnetization and magnetic hysteresis up to 14 K, the highest temperature among Dy-clusterfullerenes.
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- Georgios Velkos
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Helmholtzstraße 20
,
01069 Dresden
, Germany
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- College of Chemistry
, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
, Soochow University
,
Suzhou
, Jiangsu 215123
, P.R. China
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- Department of Chemistry
, University of Texas at El Paso
, 500 W University Avenue
,
El Paso
, Texas 79968
, USA
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Helmholtzstraße 20
,
01069 Dresden
, Germany
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- Chemistry Department
, Moscow State University
,
119991 Moscow
, Russia
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- College of Chemistry
, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
, Soochow University
,
Suzhou
, Jiangsu 215123
, P.R. China
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Helmholtzstraße 20
,
01069 Dresden
, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Helmholtzstraße 20
,
01069 Dresden
, Germany
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- College of Chemistry
, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
, Soochow University
,
Suzhou
, Jiangsu 215123
, P.R. China
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- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Helmholtzstraße 20
,
01069 Dresden
, Germany
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