Large Magnetic Anisotropy in Mono- and Binuclear cobalt(II) Complexes: The Role of the Distortion of the Coordination Sphere in Validity of the Spin-Hamiltonian Formalism

To get a better insight into understanding the factors affecting the enhancement of the magnetic anisotropy in single molecule (single ion) magnets, two cobalt(II) complexes based on a tridentate ligand 2,6-di(thiazol-2-yl)pyridine substituted at the 4-position with N-methyl-pyrrol-2-yl have been synthesized and studied by X-ray crystallography, AC and DC magnetic data, FIRMS and HFEPR spectra, and theoretical calculations. The change of the counteranion in starting Co(II) salts results in the formation of pentacoordinated mononuclear [Co(mpyr-dtpy)Cl2]·2MeCN (1) complex and binuclear [Co(mpyr-dtpy)2][Co(NCS)4] (2) compound. The observed marked distortion of trigonal bipyramid geometry in 1 and cationic octahedral and anionic tetrahedral units in 2 brings up a question about the validity of the spin-Hamiltonian formalism and the possibility of determining the value and sign of the zero-field splitting D parameter. Both complexes exhibit field-induced slow magnetic relaxation with two or three relaxation channels at BDC = 0.3 T. The high-frequency relaxation time in the reciprocal form τ(HF)-1 = CTn develops according to the Raman relaxation mechanism (for 2, n = 8.8) and the phonon-bottleneck-like mechanism (for 1, n = 2.3). The high-frequency relaxation time at T = 2.0 K and BDC = 0.30 T is τ(HF) = 96 and 47 μs for 1 and 2, respectively.

Non-conventional synthesis and photophysical studies of platinum(ii) complexes with methylene bridged 2,2'-dipyridylamine derivatives

Methylene bridged 2,2'-dipyridylamine (dpa) derivatives and their metal complexes possess outstanding properties due to their inherent structural flexibility. Synthesis of such complexes typically involves derivatization of dpa followed by coordination on metals, and may not always be very efficient. In this work, an alternative synthetic approach, involving the derivatization step after - rather than prior to - coordination of dpa on metal center, is proposed and applied to synthesis of a number of platinum(ii) complexes with substituted benzyldi(2-pyridyl)amines. Comparison with the more conventional synthetic route reveals greater efficiency and versatility of the proposed approach. The obtained complexes are not luminescent in solution at room temperature, but display blue phosphorescence emission (ca. 415 nm) with the lifetimes of μs order in glassy matrix at 77 K, with additional green (ca. 485 nm) and relatively long living (τ = 3.7 ms) emission in the case of iodine substituted derivative.

C-HCl- hydrogen bonds in solution and in the solid-state: HgCl2 complexes with cyclen-based cryptands

Structural evidence is reported for C-HCl^- hydrogen bonds in solution and in the solid state of HgCl₂ complexes with cyclen-based cryptands. These cyclen-based cryptands (1) and (2) are bridged by di- and triethylene glycol units, respectively, between two aromatic rings. The X-ray structure indicates that the 2/HgCl₂ complex contains an acetonitrile molecule in the cavity.

Homoleptic complexes of a porphyrinatozinc(ii)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine ligand

The syntheses and electrochemical and photophysical properties of the homoleptic complexes [Zn(1)₂][PF₆], [Fe(1)₂][PF₆] and [Ru(1)₂][PF₆] where 1 is the metalloligand 7-(4-([2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridin]-4′-yl)phenyl)-5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrinatozinc(ii) are reported.