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Raju MS, Paillot K, Breslavetz I, Novitchi G, Rikken GLJA, Train C, Atzori M. Optical Readout of Single-Molecule Magnets Magnetic Memories with Unpolarized Light. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:23616-23624. [PMID: 39136144 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
Abstract
Magnetic materials are widely used for many technologies in energy, health, transportation, computation, and data storage. For the latter, the readout of the magnetic state of a medium is crucial. Optical readout based on the magneto-optical Faraday effect was commercialized but soon abandoned because of the need for a complex circular polarization-sensitive readout. Combining chirality with magnetism can remove this obstacle, as chiral magnetic materials exhibit magneto-chiral dichroism, a differential absorption of unpolarized light dependent on their magnetic state. Molecular chemistry allows the rational introduction of chirality into single-molecule magnets (SMMs), ultimate nanoobjects capable of retaining magnetization. Here, we report the first experimental demonstration of optical detection of the magnetic state of an SMM using unpolarized light on a novel air-stable Dy-based chiral SMM featuring a strong single-ion magnetic anisotropy. These findings might represent a paradigm shift in the field of optical data readout technologies.
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- Maria Sara Raju
- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, 38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, 38042 Grenoble, France
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Chen JN, Huang KX, Cheng PM, Qi MQ, Xu H, Chen J, Duan Y, Kong XJ, Zheng LS, Long LS. Strong NIR-II Magneto-Optical Activity of a Chiral Sm 15Cu 54 Cage. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:22913-22917. [PMID: 39110062 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
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The magneto-optical response of chiral materials holds significant potential for applications in physics, chemistry, and biology. However, exploration of the near-infrared (NIR) magneto-optical response remains limited. Herein, we report the synthesis and strong NIR-II magneto-optical activity of three pairs of chiral 3d-4f clusters of R/S-Ln15Cu54 (Ln = Sm, Gd, and Dy). Structural analysis reveals that R/S-Ln15Cu54 features a triangular prism cage with C3 symmetry. Interestingly, magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectra exhibit remarkable magneto-optical response in the NIR-II region, driven by the f-f transition. The maximum g-factor of R/S-Sm15Cu54 reaches 5.5 × 10-3 T-1 around 1300-1450 nm, surpassing values associated with DyIII and CuII ions. This remarkable NIR-II magneto-optical activity may be attributed to strong magnetic-dipole-allowed f-f transitions and helix chirality of the structure. This work not only presents the largest Ln-Cu clusters to date but also demonstrate the key role of magnetic-dipole-allowed transitions on magneto-optical activity.
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- Jia-Nan Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen, 361005, China
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Blockmon AL, Lee M, Zhang S, Manson ZE, Manson JL, Zapf VS, Musfeldt JL. High Field Electrical Polarization and Magnetoelectric Coupling in Chiral Magnet [Cu(pym)(H 2O) 4]SiF 6·H 2O. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:11737-11744. [PMID: 38865158 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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The Heisenberg antiferromagnetic chain is a canonical model for understanding many-body gaps that emerge in quantum magnets, and as a result, there has been significant work on this class of materials for much of the past century. Chiral chains, on the other hand, have received markedly less attention. [Cu(pym)(H2O)4]SiF6·H2O (pym = pyrimidine) is an S = 1/2 chiral antiferromagnet with an unconventional spin gap and no long-range ordering at zero field, features that distinguish it from more conventional spin chains that host simple phase diagrams and no magnetoelectric coupling. Here, we report pulsed magnetic field electrical polarization measurements, strong magnetoelectric coupling, and extraordinary magnetic field - temperature phase diagrams for this system. In addition to three low field transitions, we find a series of phase transitions between 40 and 70 T that depend on the magnetic field direction. The observation of electric polarization in a material with a nonpolar crystal structure implies symmetry-breaking magnetic ordering that creates a polar axis - a mechanism that we discuss in terms of significant interactions between the chiral chains as well as Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya effects. Further, we find second-order magnetoelectric coupling, allowing us to deduce the magnetic point group of the highest polarization phase. These findings are in contrast to expectations for an unordered one-dimensional spin chain and reveal a significantly greater complexity of behavior in applied field.
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- Avery L Blockmon
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physics, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington 99004, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry & Physics, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington 99004, United States
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, United States
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Zakrzewski J, Liberka M, Wang J, Chorazy S, Ohkoshi SI. Optical Phenomena in Molecule-Based Magnetic Materials. Chem Rev 2024; 124:5930-6050. [PMID: 38687182 PMCID: PMC11082909 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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Since the last century, we have witnessed the development of molecular magnetism which deals with magnetic materials based on molecular species, i.e., organic radicals and metal complexes. Among them, the broadest attention was devoted to molecule-based ferro-/ferrimagnets, spin transition materials, including those exploring electron transfer, molecular nanomagnets, such as single-molecule magnets (SMMs), molecular qubits, and stimuli-responsive magnetic materials. Their physical properties open the application horizons in sensors, data storage, spintronics, and quantum computation. It was found that various optical phenomena, such as thermochromism, photoswitching of magnetic and optical characteristics, luminescence, nonlinear optical and chiroptical effects, as well as optical responsivity to external stimuli, can be implemented into molecule-based magnetic materials. Moreover, the fruitful interactions of these optical effects with magnetism in molecule-based materials can provide new physical cross-effects and multifunctionality, enriching the applications in optical, electronic, and magnetic devices. This Review aims to show the scope of optical phenomena generated in molecule-based magnetic materials, including the recent advances in such areas as high-temperature photomagnetism, optical thermometry utilizing SMMs, optical addressability of molecular qubits, magneto-chiral dichroism, and opto-magneto-electric multifunctionality. These findings are discussed in the context of the types of optical phenomena accessible for various classes of molecule-based magnetic materials.
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- Jakub
J. Zakrzewski
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
- Doctoral
School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian
University, Lojasiewicza
11, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
- Doctoral
School of Exact and Natural Sciences, Jagiellonian
University, Lojasiewicza
11, 30-348 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Materials Science, Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tonnodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8573, Japan
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 2, 30-387 Krakow, Poland
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- Department
of Chemistry, School of Science, The University
of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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Zhu SD, Zhou YL, Liu F, Lei Y, Liu SJ, Wen HR, Shi B, Zhang SY, Liu CM, Lu YB. A Pair of Multifunctional Cu(II)-Dy(III) Enantiomers with Zero-Field Single-Molecule Magnet Behaviors, Proton Conduction Properties and Magneto-Optical Faraday Effects. Molecules 2023; 28:7506. [PMID: 38005227 PMCID: PMC10673516 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28227506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Multifunctional materials with a coexistence of proton conduction properties, single-molecule magnet (SMM) behaviors and magneto-optical Faraday effects have rarely been reported. Herein, a new pair of Cu(II)-Dy(III) enantiomers, [DyCu2(RR/SS-H2L)2(H2O)4(NO3)2]·(NO3)·(H2O) (R-1 and S-1) (H4L = [RR/SS] -N,N'-bis [3-hydroxysalicylidene] -1,2-cyclohexanediamine), has been designed and prepared using homochiral Schiff-base ligands. R-1 and S-1 contain linear Cu(II)-Dy(III)-Cu(II) trinuclear units and possess 1D stacking channels within their supramolecular networks. R-1 and S-1 display chiral optical activity and strong magneto-optical Faraday effects. Moreover, R-1 shows a zero-field SMM behavior. In addition, R-1 demonstrates humidity- and temperature-dependent proton conductivity with optimal values of 1.34 × 10-4 S·cm-1 under 50 °C and 98% relative humidity (RH), which is related to a 1D extended H-bonded chain constructed by water molecules, nitrate and phenol groups of the RR-H2L ligand.
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- Shui-Dong Zhu
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China; (S.-D.Z.); (F.L.); (Y.L.); (S.-Y.Z.)
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China; (S.-D.Z.); (F.L.); (Y.L.); (S.-Y.Z.)
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China; (S.-D.Z.); (F.L.); (Y.L.); (S.-Y.Z.)
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China; (S.-D.Z.); (F.L.); (Y.L.); (S.-Y.Z.)
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Materials Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Ganzhou 341000, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China; (S.-D.Z.); (F.L.); (Y.L.); (S.-Y.Z.)
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China; (S.-D.Z.); (F.L.); (Y.L.); (S.-Y.Z.)
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou 341000, China; (S.-D.Z.); (F.L.); (Y.L.); (S.-Y.Z.)
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Raju MS, Dhbaibi K, Grasser M, Dorcet V, Breslavetz I, Paillot K, Vanthuyne N, Cador O, Rikken GLJA, Le Guennic B, Crassous J, Pointillart F, Train C, Atzori M. Magneto-Chiral Dichroism in a One-Dimensional Assembly of Helical Dysprosium(III) Single-Molecule Magnets. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:17583-17587. [PMID: 37856861 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Here we report magneto-chiral dichroism (MChD) detected through visible and near-infrared light absorption of a chiral dysprosium(III) coordination polymer. The two enantiomers of [DyIII(H6(py)2)(hfac)3]n [H6(py)2 = 2,15-bis(4-pyridyl)ethynylcarbo[6]helicene; hfac- = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetonate], where the chirality is provided by a functionalized helicene ligand, were structurally, spectroscopically, and magnetically investigated. Magnetic measurements reveal a slow relaxation of the magnetization, with differences between enantiopure and racemic systems rationalized on the basis of theoretical calculations. When the enantiopure complexes are irradiated with unpolarized light in a magnetic field, they exhibit multiple MChD signals associated with the f-f electronic transitions of DyIII, thus providing the coexistence of MChD-active absorptions and single-molecule-magnet (SMM) behavior. These findings clearly show the potential that rationally designed chiral SMMs have in enabling the optical readout of magnetic memory through MChD.
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- Maria Sara Raju
- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, iSm2, Centrale Marseille, F-13397 Marseille, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, Université Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Université Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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Li XL, Li Y, Wang A, Gao C, Cui M, Liu CM, Zhou L. Two temperature-induced 1D Cu II chain enantiomeric pairs showing different magnetic properties and nonlinear optical responses. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2440-2447. [PMID: 36723209 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03787d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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At different reaction temperatures, using Cu(NO3)2·3H2O to react with enantiomerically pure N-donor ligands (LS/LR), respectively, two pairs of chiral one-dimensional (1D) CuII chain enantiomers formulated as [Cu(μ2-NO3)(NO3)(LS)]n/[Cu(μ2-NO3)(NO3)(LR)]n (S-1-Cu/R-1-Cu, formed at 40 °C with an NO3- group as a sole bridging ligand) and [Cu(μ2-LS)(NO3)2]n/[Cu(μ2-LR)(NO3)2]n (S-2-Cu/R-2-Cu, formed at 25 °C with LS or LR as a bridging ligand) were prepared, where LS/LR = (+)/(-)-4,5-pinenepyridyl-2-pyrazine. Interestingly, such a disparity in bridging ligands leads not only to their distinct structural features but also to their completely different magnetic couplings together with a large difference in their nonlinear optical responses. S-1-Cu with a 1D helical structure shows weak ferromagnetic coupling between CuII ions, while S-2-Cu with a 1D stairway-like structure presents weak antiferromagnetic coupling. In particular, they simultaneously possess both second- and third-harmonic generation (SHG and THG) responses in one molecule with large strength differences. More remarkably, S-1-Cu exhibits a very large THG response (162 × α-SiO2), which is 22.5 times that of S-2-Cu, and the SHG strength of S-1-Cu is more than 3 times that of S-2-Cu. This work demonstrates that reaction temperature has a great impact on the self-assembled structures of coordination polymers and subsequently results in their large performance differences.
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- Xi-Li Li
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China.
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China.
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China.
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China.
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institution of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China.
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China.
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Liu CM, Hao X. Asymmetric Assembly of Chiral Lanthanide(III) Tetranuclear Cluster Complexes Using Achiral Mixed Ligands: Single-molecule Magnet Behavior and Magnetic Entropy Change. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:20229-20236. [PMID: 35721968 PMCID: PMC9202287 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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It is challenging to use achiral ligands to spontaneously construct chiral molecular magnets. In this work, two new Ln4 cluster complexes based on N,N'-(1,3-propanediyl)bis[N-[1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-hydroxyethyl]amine] (H6L) have been assembled, which are crystallized in a chiral space group due to the asymmetric distribution of acetate (OAc-) groups and hexafluoroacetylacetonate (F6acac-) groups on both sides of the parallelogram-like Ln4 core. Complex 1, [Dy4(H3L)2(OAc)3(F6acac)3]·5MeOH·2H2O, exhibits single-molecule magnet properties at the zero field with the U eff/k value of 48.4 K; notably, besides the Orbach process, the Raman process is also prominent for the magnetic relaxation of 1. Complex 2, [Gd4(H3L)2(OAc)3(F6acac)3]·4MeOH·2.5H2O, displays a large magnetocaloric effect, whose largest -ΔS m value is 21.88 J kg-1 K-1 (when T = 2 K and ΔH = 5 T); it thus can be utilized as a good magnetic refrigeration molecular material.
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- Cai-Ming Liu
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Molecular Science,
Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School
of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese
Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Molecular Science,
Key Laboratory of Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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Li XL, Wang A, Cui M, Gao C, Yu X, Su B, Zhou L, Liu CM, Xiao HP, Zhang YQ. Modulating Two Pairs of Chiral Dy III Enantiomers by Distinct β-Diketone Ligands to Show Giant Differences in Single-Ion Magnet Performance and Nonlinear Optical Response. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:9283-9294. [PMID: 35658475 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Using Dy(dbm)3(H2O) and Dy(btfa)3(H2O)2 to react with enantiopure N-donors, (-)/(+)-4,5-pinenepyridyl-2-pyrazine (LR/LS), respectively, two pairs of chiral DyIII enantiomers, Dy(dbm)3LR/Dy(dbm)3LS (R-1-Dy/S-1-Dy) and Dy(btfa)3LR/Dy(btfa)3LS (R-2-Dy/S-2-Dy) were obtained, wherein one of the benzene rings of dbm- (dibenzoylmethanate) in R-1-Dy/S-1-Dy is displaced by the -CF3 group of btfa- (4,4,4-trifluoro-1-phenyl-1,3-butanedionate) in R-2-Dy/S-2-Dy. Interestingly, this substitution results not only in giant differences in their single-ion magnetic (SIM) performances but also in their completely different nonlinear optical (NLO) responses. R-1-Dy presents a large effective energy barrier (Ueff = 265.47 K) under zero applied field, being more than 4 × R-2-Dy (61.40 K). The discrepancy on their magnetic performances has been further elucidated by ab initio calculations. Meanwhile, R-1-Dy/S-1-Dy display the strongest third-harmonic generation responses (35/33 × α-SiO2) among the known lanthanide NLO-active coordination compounds (CCs). On the contrary, R-2-Dy/S-2-Dy exhibit moderate second-harmonic generation responses (0.65/0.70 × KDP). These results not only give the first example of the CCs with both SMM/SIM behavior and a THG response but also provide an efficient strategy for achieving the function regulation and switch in multifunctional CCs.
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- Xi-Li Li
- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Surface and Interface Science, Zhengzhou University of Light Industry, Zhengzhou 450002, P.R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institution of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P.R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325027, P.R. China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for NSLSCS, School of Physical Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, P.R. China
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Wang X, Wang SQ, Chen JN, Jia JH, Wang C, Paillot K, Breslavetz I, Long LS, Zheng L, Rikken GLJA, Train C, Kong XJ, Atzori M. Magnetic 3d-4f Chiral Clusters Showing Multimetal Site Magneto-Chiral Dichroism. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8837-8847. [PMID: 35503109 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c03049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Here, we report the molecular self-assembly of hydroxido-bridged {Ln5Ni6} ((Ln3+ = Dy3+, Y3+) metal clusters by the reaction of enantiopure chiral ligands, namely, (R/S)-(2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzyl)-serine), with NiII and LnIII precursors. Single-crystal diffraction analysis reveals that these compounds are isostructural sandwich-like 3d-4f heterometallic clusters showing helical chirality. Direct current magnetic measurements on {Dy5Ni6} indicates ferromagnetic coupling between DyIII and NiII centers, whereas those on {Y5Ni6} denote that the NiII centers are antiferromagnetically coupled and/or magnetically anisotropic. Magneto-chiral dichroism (MChD) measurements on {Dy5Ni6} and its comparison to that of {Y5Ni6} provide the first experimental observation of intense multimetal site MChD signals in the visible-near-infrared region. Moreover, the comparison of MChD with natural and magnetic circular dichroism spectra unambiguously demonstrate for the first time that the MChD signals associated with the NiII d-d transitions are mostly driven by natural optical activity and those associated with the DyIII f-f transitions are driven by magnetic optical activity.
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- Xing Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), CNRS, Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, F-38042 Grenoble, France
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The Underexplored Field of Lanthanide Complexes with Helicene Ligands: Towards Chiral Lanthanide Single Molecule Magnets. MAGNETOCHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry7100138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The effective combination of chirality and magnetism in a single crystalline material can lead to fascinating cross-effects, such as magneto-chiral dichroism. Among a large variety of chiral ligands utilized in the design and synthesis of chiral magnetic materials, helicenes seem to be the most appealing ones, due to the exceptionally high specific rotation values that reach thousands of deg·cm3·g−1·dm−1, which is two orders of magnitude higher than for compounds with chiral carbon atoms. Despite the sizeable family of transition metal complexes with helicene-type ligands, there are only a few examples of such complexes with lanthanide ions. In this mini-review, we describe the most recent developments in the field of lanthanide-based complexes with helicene-type ligands and summarize insights regarding the further exploration of this family of compounds towards multifunctional chiral lanthanide single molecule magnets (Ln-SMMs).
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Atzori M, Train C, Hillard EA, Avarvari N, Rikken GLJA. Magneto-chiral anisotropy: From fundamentals to perspectives. Chirality 2021; 33:844-857. [PMID: 34541710 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The interplay between chirality and magnetic fields gives rise to a cross effect referred to as magneto-chiral anisotropy (MChA), which can manifest itself in different physical properties of chiral magnetized materials. The first experimental demonstration of MChA was by optical means with visible light. Further optical manifestations of MChA have been evidenced across most of the electromagnetic spectrum, from terahertz to X-rays. Moreover, exploiting the versatility of molecular chemistry toward chiral magnetic systems, many efforts have been made to identify the microscopic origins of optical MChA, necessary to advance the effect toward technological applications. In parallel, the replacement of light by electric current has allowed the observation of nonreciprocal electrical charge transport in both molecular and inorganic conductors as a result of electrical MChA (eMChA). MChA in other domains such as sound propagation, photochemistry, and electrochemistry are still in their infancy, with only a few experimental demonstrations, and offer wide perspectives for further studies with potentially large impact, like the understanding of the homochirality of life. After a general introduction to MChA, we give a complete review of all these phenomena, particularly during the last decade.
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- Matteo Atzori
- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Institute de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, Pessac, France
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- MOLTECH-Anjou, SFR MATRIX, Univ Angers, CNRS, Angers, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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Liu CM, Sun R, Wang BW, Wu F, Hao X, Shen Z. Homochiral Ferromagnetic Coupling Dy 2 Single-Molecule Magnets with Strong Magneto-Optical Faraday Effects at Room Temperature. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:12039-12048. [PMID: 34346678 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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By the bridging action of the 6-chloro-2-hydroxypyridine (Hchp) ligand and the terminal coordination role of the homochiral ligand, (-)/(+)-3-trifluoroacetyl camphor (l-Htfc/d-Htfc), a pair of enantiomerically pure dysprosium(III) dinuclear complexes, [Dy2(l-tfc)4(chp)2(MeOH)2] (l-1) and [Dy2(d-tfc)4(chp)2(MeOH)2] (d-1), was obtained. Their circular dichroism (CD) spectra verified their enantiomeric nature. Magnetic investigation indicated that they exhibit ferromagnetic interaction and good zero field single-molecule magnet (SMM) properties. The Ueff/k values of l-1 and d-1 at 0 Oe are 180.5 and 181.3 K, respectively, which are large values for homochiral Dy(III) SMMs. A reasonable explanation for the magnetic properties of l-1 and d-1 was supplied by ab initio calculations. Remarkably, magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) investigation revealed that the chiral Dy2 enantiomers show a strong magneto-optical Faraday effect at room temperature, suggesting potential applications in magneto-optical devices.
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- Cai-Ming Liu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.,School of Chemical Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory for Organic Solids, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China
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Houard F, Gendron F, Suffren Y, Guizouarn T, Dorcet V, Calvez G, Daiguebonne C, Guillou O, Le Guennic B, Mannini M, Bernot K. Single-chain magnet behavior in a finite linear hexanuclear molecule. Chem Sci 2021; 12:10613-10621. [PMID: 34447554 PMCID: PMC8356920 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc02033a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The careful monitoring of crystallization conditions of a mixture made of a TbIII building block and a substituted nitronyl-nitroxide that typically provides infinite coordination polymers (chains), affords a remarkably stable linear hexanuclear molecule made of six TbIII ions and five NIT radicals. The hexanuclear units are double-bridged by water molecules but ab initio calculations demonstrate that this bridge is inefficient in mediating any magnetic interaction other than a small dipolar antiferromagnetic coupling. Surprisingly the hexanuclears, despite being finite molecules, show a single-chain magnet (SCM) behavior. This results in a magnetic hysteresis at low temperature whose coercive field is almost doubled when compared to the chains. We thus demonstrate that finite linear molecules can display SCM magnetic relaxation, which is a strong asset for molecular data storage purposes because 1D magnetic relaxation is more robust than the relaxation mechanisms observed in single-molecule magnets (SMMs) where under-barrier magnetic relaxation can operate.
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- Felix Houard
- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
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- LAboratory for Molecular Magnetism (LA.M.M.), Dipartimento di Chimica "Ugo Schiff"(DICUS), Università degli Studi di Firenze, INSTM, UdR Firenze Via della Lastruccia n. 3, Sesto Fiorentino (FI) 50019 Italy
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- Univ Rennes, INSA Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes), UMR 6226 F 35000 Rennes France
- Institut Universitaire de France 1 rue Descartes 75005 Paris France
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Welch BK, Almeida NMS, Wilson AK. Super ccCA (s-ccCA): an approach for accurate transition metal thermochemistry. Mol Phys 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2021.1963001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Bradley K. Welch
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Kuzniak-Glanowska E, Konieczny P, Pełka R, Muzioł TM, Kozieł M, Podgajny R. Engineering of the XY Magnetic Layered System with Adeninium Cations: Monocrystalline Angle-Resolved Studies of Nonlinear Magnetic Susceptibility. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:10186-10198. [PMID: 34232628 PMCID: PMC8388120 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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An original example of modular crystal engineering involving molecular magnetic {CuII[WV(CN)8]}- bilayers and adeninium cations (AdeH+) toward the new layered molecular magnet (AdeH){CuII[WV(CN)8]}·2H2O (1) is presented. 1 crystallizes within the monoclinic C2 space group (a = 41.3174(12), b = 7.0727(3), c = 7.3180(2) Å, β = 93.119(3)°, and V = 2135 Å3). The bilayer topology is based on a stereochemical matching between the square pyramidal shape of CuII moiety and the bicapped trigonal prismatic shape of [WV(μ-CN)5(CN)3], and the separation between bilayers is significantly increased (by ∼50%; from ca. 9.5 to ca. 14.5 Å) compared to several former analogues in this family. This was achieved via a unique combination of (i) a 1D ribbonlike hydrogen bond system {AdeH+···H2O···AdeH+···}∞ exploiting planar water-assisted Hoogsteen···Sugar synthons with (ii) parallel 1D π-π stacks {AdeH+···AdeH+}∞. In-plane 2D XY magnetism is characterized by a Tc close to 33 K, Hc,in-plane = 60 Oe, and Hc,out-of-plane = 750 Oe, high values of in-plane γ critical exponents (γb = 2.34(6) for H||b and γc = 2.16(5) for H||c), and a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless (BKT) topological phase transition, deduced from crystal-orientation-dependent scaling analysis. The obtained values of in-plane ν critical exponents, νb = 0.48(5) for H||b and νc = 0.49(3) for H||c, confirm the BKT transition (νBKT = 0.5). Full-range angle-resolved monocrystalline magnetic measurements supported by dedicated calculations indicated the occurrence of nonlinear susceptibility performance within the easy plane in a magnetically ordered state. We refer the occurrence of this phenomenon to spontaneous resolution in the C2 space group, a tandem not observed in studies on previous analogues and rarely reported in the field of molecular materials. The above magneto-supramolecular strategy may provide a novel means for the design of 2D molecular magnetic networks and help to uncover the inherent phenomena.
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland
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- Institute of Nuclear Physics PAN, Radzikowskiego 152, 31-342 Kraków, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Torun, 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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Atzori M, Ludowieg HD, Valentín-Pérez Á, Cortijo M, Breslavetz I, Paillot K, Rosa P, Train C, Autschbach J, Hillard EA, Rikken GLJA. Validation of microscopic magnetochiral dichroism theory. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabg2859. [PMID: 33883144 PMCID: PMC8059922 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abg2859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Magnetochiral dichroism (MChD), a fascinating manifestation of the light-matter interaction characteristic for chiral systems under magnetic fields, has become a well-established optical phenomenon reported for many different materials. However, its interpretation remains essentially phenomenological and qualitative, because the existing microscopic theory has not been quantitatively confirmed by confronting calculations based on this theory with experimental data. Here, we report the experimental low-temperature MChD spectra of two archetypal chiral paramagnetic crystals taken as model systems, tris(1,2-diaminoethane)nickel(II) and cobalt(II) nitrate, for light propagating parallel or perpendicular to the c axis of the crystals, and the calculation of the MChD spectra for the Ni(II) derivative by state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations. By incorporating vibronic coupling, we find good agreement between experiment and theory, which opens the way for MChD to develop into a powerful chiral spectroscopic tool and provide fundamental insights for the chemical design of new magnetochiral materials for technological applications.
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- M Atzori
- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse and Grenoble, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA
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- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse and Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse and Grenoble, France
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- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse and Grenoble, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.
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- CNRS, Univ. Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France
- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, UMR 5031, F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Toulouse and Grenoble, France.
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Wang X, Du MH, Xu H, Long LS, Kong XJ, Zheng LS. Cocrystallization of Chiral 3d-4f Clusters {Mn 10Ln 6} and {Mn 6Ln 2}. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:5925-5930. [PMID: 33792306 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Cocrystallization of different metal nanoclusters facilitates the preparation of cluster-based nanomaterials with enhanced properties. Herein, two pairs of enantiomeric 3d-4f cocrystallization structures of clusters R/S-[Mn10Ln6] and R/S-[Mn6Ln2] (Ln = Dy for 1R and 1S, Y for 2R and 2S) have been reported. Compounds R/S-[Mn10Ln6][Mn6Ln2] exhibit a large optical activity and magneto-optic effect as verified by natural circular dichroism (NCD) and magnetic circular dichroism (MCD). In addition, alternating current (ac) magnetic measurements show that the chiral R/S-[Mn10Dy6][Mn6Dy2] cocrystallization structure displays slow magnetic relaxation with Ueff = 25.1 K.
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- Xing Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Atzori M, Dhbaibi K, Douib H, Grasser M, Dorcet V, Breslavetz I, Paillot K, Cador O, Rikken GLJA, Le Guennic B, Crassous J, Pointillart F, Train C. Helicene-Based Ligands Enable Strong Magneto-Chiral Dichroism in a Chiral Ytterbium Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:2671-2675. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c13180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Matteo Atzori
- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) − UMR 6226, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses (LNCMI), Univ. Grenoble Alpes, INSA Toulouse, Univ. Toulouse Paul Sabatier, EMFL, CNRS, Grenoble, France
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Zhang SL, Li XC, Gu SY, Guo S, Liu ZY, Zeng SY, Li SS. Crystal structures and magnetic properties of one-dimensional compounds constructed from Mn 2(salen) 2 building blocks and organic selenite acid ligands. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1nj03338g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two new compounds composed of MnIII salen building blocks and organic selenite acid with ClO4− counter anions, namely [Mn2(salen)2(C6H5SeO2)](ClO4)(1) and [Mn2(salen)2(C6H4FSeO2)](ClO4)(2) [salen = N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-ethylenediamine], were synthesized through a one-pot reaction and characterized structurally and magnetically.
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- Shao-Liang Zhang
- Institution of Functional Organic Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Institution of Functional Organic Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Institution of Functional Organic Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Institution of Functional Organic Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Institution of Functional Organic Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- Institution of Functional Organic Molecules and Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, 252059, China
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Zhang HT, Ma L, Han MR, Feng SS, Zhu ML. A one-dimensional chiral gadolinium complex based on a tartaric acid derivative: crystal structure, thermal behavior and magnetic properties. INORG NANO-MET CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/24701556.2020.1862211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Han-tao Zhang
- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering of the Education Ministry, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Huang PJ, Miyasaka H. Canting angle dependence of single-chain magnet behaviour in chirality-introduced antiferromagnetic chains of acetate-bridged manganese(III) salen-type complexes. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:16970-16978. [PMID: 33191425 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03615c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Canted antiferromagnetism (AFM) is considered an effective tool for designing single-chain magnets (SCMs) in homometallic chain systems. The family of manganese(iii) (MnIII) salen-type Schiff-base complexes is an outstanding building-unit candidate for designing SCMs because such complexes possess relatively large uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in the out-of-plane direction. However, SCM behaviour in simple alternating chains based on monomeric MnIII salen-type complexes has not been studied extensively. Herein, we report the SCM behaviour of canted AFM in an alternating chain of an acetate-bridged MnIII salen-type complex.
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- Po-Jung Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, 6-3 Aramaki-Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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