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Lussier DJ, Ito E, McClain KR, Smith PW, Kwon H, Rutkauskaite R, Harvey BG, Shuh DK, Long JR. Metal-Halide Covalency, Exchange Coupling, and Slow Magnetic Relaxation in Triangular (Cp iPr5) 3U 3X 6 (X = Cl, Br, I) Clusters. J Am Chem Soc 2024. [PMID: 39044394 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/25/2024]
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The actinide elements are attractive alternatives to transition metals or lanthanides for the design of exchange-coupled multinuclear single-molecule magnets. However, the synthesis of such compounds is challenging, as is unraveling any contributions from exchange coupling to the overall magnetism. To date, only a few actinide compounds have been shown to exhibit exchange coupling and single-molecule magnetism. Here, we report triangular uranium(III) clusters of the type (CpiPr5)3U3X (1-X; X = Cl, Br, I; CpiPr5 = pentaisopropylcyclopentadienyl), which are synthesized via reaction of the aryloxide-bridged precursor (CpiPr5)2U2(OPhtBu)4 with excess Me3SiX. Spectroscopic analysis suggests the presence of covalency in the uranium-halide interactions arising from 5f orbital participation in bonding. The dc magnetic susceptibility data reveal the presence of antiferromagnetic exchange coupling between the uranium(III) centers in these compounds, with the strength of the exchange decreasing down the halide series. Ac magnetic susceptibility data further reveal all compounds to exhibit slow magnetic relaxation under zero dc field. In 1-I, which exhibits particularly weak exchange, magnetic relaxation occurs via a Raman mechanism associated with the individual uranium(III) centers. In contrast, for 1-Br and 1-Cl, magnetic relaxation occurs via an Orbach mechanism, likely involving relaxation between ground and excited exchange-coupled states. Significantly, in the case of 1-Cl, magnetic relaxation is sufficiently slow such that open magnetic hysteresis is observed up to 2.75 K, and the compound exhibits a 100-s blocking temperature of 2.4 K. This compound provides the first example of magnetic blocking in a compound containing only actinide-based ions, as well as the first example involving the uranium(III) oxidation state.
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- Daniel J Lussier
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- U.S. Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Research Department, Chemistry Division, China Lake, California 93555, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- U.S. Navy, Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons Division, Research Department, Chemistry Division, China Lake, California 93555, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Xue T, Ding YS, Zheng Z. A tetravalent praseodymium complex with field-induced slow magnetic relaxation. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5779-5783. [PMID: 38482700 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00052h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Herein the synthesis, structural characterization, and magnetic properties of a Pr(IV) complex [Pr(OSiPh3)4(L)] (1, L = 4,4'-dimethoxy-2,2'-bipyridine) are reported. The stability of the Pr(IV) complex significantly enhanced with the use of the bidentate ligand L. Slow magnetic relaxation was observed at low temperatures, indicating that the complex may be the first single-ion magnet with a tetravalent lanthanide ion being the magnetic center.
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- Tianjiao Xue
- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
- Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
- Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.
- Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China
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Vieru V, Gómez-Coca S, Ruiz E, Chibotaru LF. Increasing the Magnetic Blocking Temperature of Single-Molecule Magnets. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202303146. [PMID: 37539652 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202303146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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The synthesis of single-molecule magnets (SMMs), magnetic complexes capable of retaining magnetization blocking for a long time at elevated temperatures, has been a major concern for magnetochemists over the last three decades. In this review, we describe basic SMMs and the different approaches that allow high magnetization-blocking temperatures to be reached. We focus on the basic factors affecting magnetization blocking, magnetic axiality and the height of the blocking barrier, which can be used to group different families of complexes in terms of their SMM efficiency. Finally, we discuss several practical routes for the design of mono- and polynuclear complexes that could be applied in memory devices.
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- Veacheslav Vieru
- Maastricht Science Programme, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Maastricht University, 6229 EN, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
- Institut de Recerca de Química Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Theory of Nanomaterials Group, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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Sarkar A, Gagliardi L. Multiconfiguration Pair-Density Functional Theory for Vertical Excitation Energies in Actinide Molecules. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:9389-9397. [PMID: 37889499 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c05803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2023]
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Modeling actinides with electronic structure theories is challenging because these systems present a strong ligand field and metal-ligand covalency. We systematically investigate the effectiveness of pair-density functional theory (PDFT) for the calculation of vertical excitation energies in An(III), [AnIIICl6]3-, and [AnVIO2]2+ (An = U, Np, Pu, and Am). We compare the performance of PDFT, hybrid PDFT, and multistate PDFT with traditional active-space methods followed by perturbation theory, like multistate CASPT2, and with experimental data. Overall, multistate PDFT gives quantitative agreement with multistate CASPT2 at a significantly reduced computational cost.
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- Arup Sarkar
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck Institute, Director of the Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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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]
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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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Stanistreet-Welsh K, Kerridge A. Bounding [AnO 2] 2+ (An = U, Np) covalency by simulated O K-edge and An M-edge X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:23753-23760. [PMID: 37615175 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp03149g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Restricted active space simulations are shown to accurately reproduce and characterise both O K-edge and U M4,5-edge spectra of uranyl in excellent agreement with experimental peak positions and are extended to the Np analogue. Analysis of bonding orbital composition in the ground and O K-edge core-excited states demonstrates that metal contribution is underestimated in the latter. In contrast, An M4/5-edge core-excited states produce bonding orbital compositions significantly more representative of those in the ground state. Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules analysis is employed to explain the discrepancy between K- and M-edge data and demonstrates that the location of the core-hole impacts the pattern of electron localisation in core-excited states. An apparent contradiction to this behaviour in neptunyl is rationalised in terms interelectronic repulsion between the unpaired 5f electron and the excited core-electron.
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- Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YB, UK.
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Ribeiro AN. Ergodicity breaking, equilibration, and nonthermalization at the many-body energy-level crossing. Phys Rev E 2023; 108:024120. [PMID: 37723736 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.108.024120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 07/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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This paper provides an analysis of the time evolution of a many-particle system starting out of equilibrium with its control parameter fixed at a value corresponding to a many-body energy-level crossing (degeneracy). We prove theorems concerning ergodicity, equilibration, and thermalization. For certain conditions, the occupancy of symmetrically equivalent basis states has different time-averaged probabilities. This nonergodicity remains in equilibrium. If the symmetrically equivalent states have opposite parity in relation to some physical property, then a left and right particle number imbalance averaged in time is nonzero. This imbalance does not occur for all initial basis states. In addition, the Hilbert space of the system is not fragmented; however, there is a subspace spanned by favored basis states, where the system is most likely to be found. Therefore, our results reveal what appears to be a unique mechanism for a weak eigenstates-thermalization-hypothesis breakdown, where the degenerate eigenstates can work as nonthermal eigenstates. To illustrate these findings, we consider the Hubbard Hamiltonian. In this case, ergodicity breaking produces a left and right magnetization imbalance, where the time-averaged probability of finding a spin-σ electron on one side of the crystal lattice is greater than on the other side. This imbalance is not associated with electrical charge; thus the conductance is preserved. The potential use in technology is discussed.
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- André Neves Ribeiro
- Coordination of Physics, Federal Institute of Sergipe, Lagarto-SE 49400-975, Brazil
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Shee J, Weber JL, Reichman DR, Friesner RA, Zhang S. On the potentially transformative role of auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo in quantum chemistry: A highly accurate method for transition metals and beyond. J Chem Phys 2023; 158:140901. [PMID: 37061483 PMCID: PMC10089686 DOI: 10.1063/5.0134009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2023] Open
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Approximate solutions to the ab initio electronic structure problem have been a focus of theoretical and computational chemistry research for much of the past century, with the goal of predicting relevant energy differences to within "chemical accuracy" (1 kcal/mol). For small organic molecules, or in general, for weakly correlated main group chemistry, a hierarchy of single-reference wave function methods has been rigorously established, spanning perturbation theory and the coupled cluster (CC) formalism. For these systems, CC with singles, doubles, and perturbative triples is known to achieve chemical accuracy, albeit at O(N7) computational cost. In addition, a hierarchy of density functional approximations of increasing formal sophistication, known as Jacob's ladder, has been shown to systematically reduce average errors over large datasets representing weakly correlated chemistry. However, the accuracy of such computational models is less clear in the increasingly important frontiers of chemical space including transition metals and f-block compounds, in which strong correlation can play an important role in reactivity. A stochastic method, phaseless auxiliary-field quantum Monte Carlo (ph-AFQMC), has been shown to be capable of producing chemically accurate predictions even for challenging molecular systems beyond the main group, with relatively low O(N3 - N4) cost and near-perfect parallel efficiency. Herein, we present our perspectives on the past, present, and future of the ph-AFQMC method. We focus on its potential in transition metal quantum chemistry to be a highly accurate, systematically improvable method that can reliably probe strongly correlated systems in biology and chemical catalysis and provide reference thermochemical values (for future development of density functionals or interatomic potentials) when experiments are either noisy or absent. Finally, we discuss the present limitations of the method and where we expect near-term development to be most fruitful.
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- James Shee
- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, New York, New York 10027, USA
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- Center for Computational Quantum Physics, Flatiron Institute, 162 5th Avenue, New York, New York 10010, USA
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Ferentinos E, Tzeli D, Sottini S, Groenen EJJ, Ozerov M, Poneti G, Kaniewska-Laskowska K, Krzystek J, Kyritsis P. Magnetic anisotropy and structural flexibility in the field-induced single ion magnets [Co{(OPPh 2)(EPPh 2)N} 2], E = S, Se, explored by experimental and computational methods. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:2036-2050. [PMID: 36692040 PMCID: PMC9926333 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt03335f] [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: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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During the last few years, a large number of mononuclear Co(II) complexes of various coordination geometries have been explored as potential single ion magnets (SIMs). In the work presented herein, the Co(II) S = 3/2 tetrahedral [Co{(OPPh2)(EPPh2)N}2], E = S, Se, complexes (abbreviated as CoO2E2), bearing chalcogenated mixed donor-atom imidodiphosphinato ligands, were studied by both experimental and computational techniques. Specifically, direct current (DC) magnetometry provided estimations of their zero-field splitting (zfs) axial (D) and rhombic (E) parameter values, which were more accurately determined by a combination of far-infrared magnetic spectroscopy and high-frequency and -field EPR spectroscopy studies. The latter combination of techniques was also implemented for the S = 3/2 tetrahedral [Co{(EPiPr2)2N}2], E = S, Se, complexes, confirming the previously determined magnitude of their zfs parameters. For both pairs of complexes (E = S, Se), it is concluded that the identity of the E donor atom does not significantly affect their zfs parameters. High-resolution multifrequency EPR studies of CoO2E2 provided evidence of multiple conformations, which are more clearly observed for CoO2Se2, in agreement with the structural disorder previously established for this complex by X-ray crystallography. The CoO2E2 complexes were shown to be field-induced SIMs, i.e., they exhibit slow relaxation of magnetization in the presence of an external DC magnetic field. Advanced quantum-chemical calculations on CoO2E2 provided additional insight into their electronic and structural properties.
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- Eleftherios Ferentinos
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR-15771 Athens, Greece.
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- Physical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR-15771 Athens, Greece
- Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute, National Hellenic Research Foundation, 48 Vassileos Constantinou Ave., GR-11635 Athens, Greece
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- Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Department of Physics, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Huygens-Kamerlingh Onnes Laboratory, Department of Physics, Leiden University, Niels Bohrweg 2, 2333 CA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA.
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- Instituto de Química, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, 21941-909 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza St. 11/12, Gdańsk PL-80-233, Poland
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- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32310, USA.
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR-15771 Athens, Greece.
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Ray D, Oakley MS, Sarkar A, Bai X, Gagliardi L. Theoretical Investigation of Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior in Mononuclear Dysprosium and Californium Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:1649-1658. [PMID: 36652606 PMCID: PMC9890484 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Early-actinide-based (U, Np, and Pu) single-molecule magnets (SMMs) have yet to show magnetic properties similar to those of highly anisotropic lanthanide-based ones. However, there are not many studies exploring the late-actinides (more than half-filled f shells) as potential candidates for SMM applications. We computationally explored the electronic structure and magnetic properties of a hypothetical Cf(III) complex isostructural to the experimentally synthesized Dy(dbm)3(bpy) complex (bpy = 2,2'-bipyridine; dbm = dibenzoylmethanoate) via multireference methods and compared them to those of the Dy(III) analogue. This study shows that the Cf(III) complex can behave as a SMM and has a greater magnetic susceptibility compared to other experimentally and computationally studied early-actinide-based (U, Np, and Pu) magnetic complexes. However, Cf spontaneously undergoes α-decay and converts to Cm. Thus, we also explored the isostructural Cm(III)-based complex. The computed magnetic susceptibility and g-tensor values show that the Cm(III) complex has poor SMM behavior in comparison to both the Dy(III) and Cf(III) complexes, suggesting that the performance of Cf(III)-based magnets may be affected by α-decay and can explain the poor performance of experimentally studied Cf(III)-based molecular magnets in the literature. Further, this study suggests that the ligand field is dominant in Cf(III), which helps to increase the magnetization blocking barrier by nearly 3 times that of its 4f congener.
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- Debmalya Ray
- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota55455, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota55455, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois60637, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center, and Minnesota Supercomputing
Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota55455, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck
Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois60637, United States,
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Liu K, Guo Y, Yu J, Shi W. Research Progress of Actinide Single Molecule Magnets. ACTA CHIMICA SINICA 2023. [DOI: 10.6023/a22110471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Gil Y, Castro-Alvarez A, Fuentealba P, Spodine E, Aravena D. Lanthanide SMMs Based on Belt Macrocycles: Recent Advances and General Trends. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200336. [PMID: 35648577 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Enhancement of axial magnetic anisotropy is the central objective to push forward the performance of Single-Molecule Magnet (SMM) complexes. In the case of mononuclear lanthanide complexes, the chemical environment around the paramagnetic ion must be tuned to place strongly interacting ligands along either the axial positions or the equatorial plane, depending on the oblate or prolate preference of the selected lanthanide. One classical strategy to achieve a precise chemical environment for a metal centre is using highly structured, chelating ligands. A natural approach for axial-equatorial control is the employment of macrocycles acting in a belt conformation, providing the equatorial coordination environment, and leaving room for axial ligands. In this review, we present a survey of SMMs based on the macrocycle belt motif. Literature systems are divided in three families (crown ether, Schiff-base and metallacrown) and their general properties in terms of structural stability and SMM performance are briefly discussed.
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- Yolimar Gil
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 233, Santiago, Chile.,Centro para la Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CEDENNA), Santiago, Estación Central, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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- Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 233, Santiago, Chile
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad de Chile, Casilla 233, Santiago, Chile.,Centro para la Nanociencia y Nanotecnología (CEDENNA), Santiago, Estación Central, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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- Departamento de Química de los Materiales, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Casilla 40, Correo 33, Santiago, Chile
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Gibson JK. Bond Dissociation Energies Reveal the Participation of d Electrons in f-Element Halide Bonding. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:272-285. [PMID: 35007073 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c09090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Bond dissociation energies (BDEs) reported in the literature for lanthanide monofluorides and lanthanide monochlorides LnX, where X = F or Cl, exhibit substantial irregular variations across the Ln series. It is demonstrated here that correlations of these variations with reported experimentally based atomic energies to prepare the Ln constituent for bonding reveal the nature of the bonding. Whereas some molecular characteristics are well understood in the context of highly ionic bonding, with LnX considered to be (Ln+)(X-), some significant variations in BDEs are not well rationalized simply by ionization to convert Ln to Ln+ for bonding. Focusing here on lanthanide monofluorides LnF, a consideration of alternative Ln preparation schemes shows that a particularly good rationalization of BDEs is obtained by invoking the participation of a lanthanide 5d electron in bonding. This 5d participation could be in ionic (Ln+)(F-) via π-donation from F- 2p to empty Ln+ 5d orbitals or in covalent π-bonded Ln:F via polarization from Ln 5d to F 2p, with these ionic and polar covalent perspectives ultimately being equivalent. The inference of lanthanide 5d involvement suggests that the valence 4f and 6s electrons do not effectively participate in some key aspects of the bonding, presumably due to poor spatial overlap with F 2p orbitals. An extension to actinide monofluorides, AnF, assumes analogous ionic or polar covalent bonding involving a valence 6d electron and results in predictions for BDEs that include a general decrease from left to right across the series, except for a distinctive local minimum at AmF. Determining the BDE for AmF would serve to evaluate the predictions and the underlying assumption of 6d bonding. The BDE assessments/predictions for neutral monofluorides, LnF and AnF, are also applied to cationic LnF+ and AnF+, and it is noted that the approach can be directly extended to f-element monochlorides, monobromides, and monoiodides.
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- John K Gibson
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Sergentu DC, Autschbach J. Covalency in Actinide(IV) Hexachlorides in Relation to Chlorine K-Edge X-ray Absorption Structure. Chem Sci 2022; 13:3194-3207. [PMID: 35414875 PMCID: PMC8926251 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc06454a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Chlorine K-edge X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) in actinideIV hexachlorides, [AnCl6]2− (An = Th–Pu), is calculated with relativistic multiconfiguration wavefunction theory (WFT). Of particular focus is a 3-peak feature emerging from U toward Pu, and its assignment in terms of donation bonding to the An 5f vs. 6d shells. With or without spin–orbit coupling, the calculated and previously measured XANES spectra are in excellent agreement with respect to relative peak positions, relative peak intensities, and peak assignments. Metal–ligand bonding analyses from WFT and Kohn–Sham theory (KST) predict comparable An 5f and 6d covalency from U to Np and Pu. Although some frontier molecular orbitals in the KST calculations display increasing An 5f–Cl 3p mixing from Th to Pu, because of energetic stabilization of 5f relative to the Cl 3p combinations of the matching symmetry, increasing hybridization is neither seen in the WFT natural orbitals, nor is it reflected in the calculated bond orders. The appearance of the pre-edge peaks from U to Pu and their relative intensities are rationalized simply by the energetic separation of transitions to 6d t2gversus transitions to weakly-bonded and strongly stabilized a2u, t2u and t1u orbitals with 5f character. The study highlights potential pitfalls when interpreting XANES spectra based on ground state Kohn–Sham molecular orbitals. Chlorine K-edge XANES of An(iv) hexachlorides, calculated with multiconfiguration wavefunction theory, is interpreted in terms of similar metal–ligand covalency along the An = Th–Pu series.![]()
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- Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260-3000 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo State University of New York Buffalo NY 14260-3000 USA
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Modder DK, Batov MS, Rajeshkumar T, Sienkiewicz A, Zivkovic I, Scopelliti R, Maron L, Mazzanti M. Assembling Diuranium Complexes in Different States of Charge with a Bridging Redox-Active Ligand. Chem Sci 2022; 13:11294-11303. [PMID: 36320571 PMCID: PMC9533398 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03592h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Radical-bridged diuranium complexes are desirable for their potential high exchange coupling and single molecule magnet (SMM) behavior, but remain rare. Here we report for the first time radical-bridged diuranium(iv) and diuranium(iii) complexes. Reaction of [U{N(SiMe3)2}3] with 2,2′-bipyrimidine (bpym) resulted in the formation of the bpym-bridged diuranium(iv) complex [{((Me3Si)2N)3UIV}2(μ-bpym2−)], 1. Reduction with 1 equiv. KC8 reduces the complex, affording [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][{((Me3Si)2N)3U}2(μ-bpym)], 2, which is best described as a radical-bridged UIII–bpym˙−–UIII complex. Further reduction of 1 with 2 equiv. KC8, affords [K(2.2.2-cryptand)]2[{((Me3Si)2N)3UIII}2(μ-bpym2−)], 3. Addition of AgBPh4 to complex 1 resulted in the oxidation of the ligand, yielding the radical-bridged complex [{((Me3Si)2N)3UIV}2(μ-bpym˙−)][BPh4], 4. X-ray crystallography, electrochemistry, susceptibility data, EPR and DFT/CASSCF calculations are in line with their assignments. In complexes 2 and 4 the presence of the radical-bridge leads to slow magnetic relaxation. Convenient routes to dinuclear complexes of uranium where two uranium centers are bridged by the redox-active ligand bpym were identified resulting in unique and stable radical-bridged dimetallic complexes of U(iii) and U(iv) showing SMM behaviour.![]()
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- Dieuwertje K Modder
- Group of Coordination Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Group of Coordination Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Cedex 4 31077 Toulouse France
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- Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism, Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- ADSresonances Sàrl Route de Genève 60B 1028 Préverenges Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism, Institute of Physics, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Group of Coordination Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Cedex 4 31077 Toulouse France
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- Group of Coordination Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Pividori D, Miehlich ME, Kestel B, Heinemann FW, Scheurer A, Patzschke M, Meyer K. Uranium Going the Soft Way: Low-Valent Uranium(III) Coordinated to an Arene-Anchored Tris-Thiophenolate Ligand. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:16455-16465. [PMID: 34677061 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The synthesis of a tripodal, S-based ligand, namely the mesitylene-anchored, tris-thiophenolate-functionalized (mes(Me,AdArS)3)3- (1)3-, and its coordination chemistry with low-valent uranium to form [UIII((SArAd,Me)3mes)] (1-U) are reported. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals a C3-symmetric molecular structure. Full characterization of 1-U was performed using nuclear magnetic resonance, UV-vis-NIR electronic absorption, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies as well as SQUID magnetometry, thus confirming the U(III) oxidation state. Alternating current magnetic studies show that 1-U exhibits single-molecule magnet behavior at low temperatures in a non-zero external field. Comparison of these results to those of the previously reported mesitylene-anchored complexes, [UIII((OArAd,Me)3mes)] and [UIII((OArtBu,tBu)3mes)], indicates a drastic change in the electronic structure when moving from phenolate-based ligands to thiophenolate-based 1, which is further discussed by means of computational analysis (NBO, DFT, and QTAIM). Despite the U-O bonds being stronger, a much higher covalency was found for the U-S analogue.
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- Daniel Pividori
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Tsantis ST, Danelli P, Tzimopoulos DI, Raptopoulou CP, Psycharis V, Perlepes SP. Pentanuclear Thorium(IV) Coordination Cluster from the Use of Di(2-pyridyl) Ketone. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:11888-11892. [PMID: 34351755 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Th(NO3)4·5H2O/di(2-pyridyl) ketone [(py)2CO] reaction system gives a pentanuclear cluster containing the doubly deprotonated form of the gem-diol derivative of the ligand. The cluster consists of a tetrahedral arrangement of four ThIV ions centered on the fifth ion, which is the first characterized ThIV5 complex. The analysis of its structure reveals that this is a Kuratowski-type coordination compound.
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- Sokratis T Tsantis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.,Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT), P.O Box 144, 26504 Platani, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Attikis, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Attikis, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.,Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT), P.O Box 144, 26504 Platani, Greece
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Feng W, Hao Q, Chen Q, Qiu R, Lai X, Chen J, Liu Q. Comparative study of adsorptions, reactions and electronic properties of U atoms on Cu(111), Ag(111), Au(111) and Ru(0001) surfaces. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 32:425704. [PMID: 34256355 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac13e9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The mysterious properties of individual U atoms on transition metal surfaces play indispensable parts in supplementing our understanding of uranium-transition metal systems, which are important subjects for both nuclear energy applications and fundamental scientific studies. By using scanning tunneling microscopy and density functional theory calculations, the adsorptions, reactions and electronic properties of individual U atoms on Cu(111), Ag(111), Au(111) and Ru(0001) surfaces were comparatively studied for the first time in this work. Upon the deposition of a small amount of U onto Cu(111) or Ag(111) at 8 K, individual U atoms show relatively high activity and can either be adsorbed on intact substrate surfaces or induce various surface vacancies surrounded by clusters of substrate atoms. By contrast, the majority of U atoms tend to dispersedly adsorb on intact surfaces of Au(111) and Ru(0001) rather than producing surface vacancies at the same temperature. In all cases, Kondo resonance manifested as asymmetric dip feature around Fermi energy is only observed in the differential tunneling conductance spectra of single U adatoms on Ag(111).
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- Wei Feng
- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621908, People's Republic of China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621908, People's Republic of China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621908, People's Republic of China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621908, People's Republic of China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621908, People's Republic of China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621908, People's Republic of China
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- Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory, Mianyang, Sichuan 621908, People's Republic of China
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Magnetic Energy Landscape of Dimolybdenum Tetraacetate on a Bulk Insulator Surface. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/app11093806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The magnetic states and the magnetic anisotropy barrier of a transition metal molecular complex, dimolybdenum tetraacetate, are investigated via density functional theory (DFT). Calculations are performed in the gas phase and on a calcite (10.4) bulk insulating surface, using the Generalized-Gradient Approximation (GGA)-PBE and the Hubbard-corrected DFT + U and DFT + U + V functionals. The molecular complex (denoted MoMo) contains two central metallic molybdenum atoms, embedded in a square cage of acetate groups. Recently, MoMo was observed to form locally regular networks of immobile molecules on calcite (10.4), at room conditions. As this is the first example of a metal-coordinated molecule strongly anchored to an insulator surface at room temperature, we explore here its magnetic properties with the aim to understand whether the system could be assigned features of a single molecule magnet (SMM) and could represent the basis to realize stable magnetic networks on insulators. After an introductory review on SMMs, we show that, while the uncorrected GGA-PBE functional stabilizes MoMo in a nonmagnetic state, the DFT + U and DFT + U + V approaches stabilize an antiferromagnetic ground state and several meta-stable ferromagnetic and ferrimagnetic states. Importantly, the energy landscape of magnetic states remains almost unaltered on the insulating surface. Finally, via a noncollinear magnetic formalism and a newly introduced algorithm, we calculate the magnetic anisotropy barrier, whose value indicates the stability of the molecule’s magnetic moment.
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Soler M, Mahalay P, Wernsdorfer W, Lubert-Perquel D, Huffman JC, Abboud KA, Hill S, Christou G. Extending the family of reduced [Mn12O12(O2CR)16(H2O)x]n− complexes, and their sensitivity to environmental factors. Polyhedron 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2020.114968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Tsoureas N, Mansikkamäki A, Layfield RA. Synthesis, bonding properties and ether activation reactivity of cyclobutadienyl-ligated hybrid uranocenes. Chem Sci 2021; 12:2948-2954. [PMID: 34164062 PMCID: PMC8179396 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc05199c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A series of hybrid uranocenes consisting of uranium(iv) sandwiched between cyclobutadienyl (Cb) and cyclo-octatetraenyl (COT) ligands has been synthesized, structurally characterized and studied computationally. The dimetallic species [(η4-Cb'''')(η8-COT)U(μ:η2:η8-COT)U(THF)(η4-Cb'''')] (1) forms concomitantly with, and can be separated from, monometallic [(η4-Cb'''')U(THF)(η8-COT)] (2) (Cb'''' = 1,2,3,4-tetrakis(trimethylsilyl)cyclobutadienyl, COT = cyclo-octatetraenyl). In toluene solution at room temperature, 1 dissociates into 2 and the unsolvated uranocene [(η4-Cb'''')U(η8-COT)] (3). By applying a high vacuum, both 1 and 2 can be converted directly into 3. Using bulky silyl substituents on the COT ligand allowed isolation of base-free [(η4-Cb'''')U{η8-1,4-(iPr3Si)2C8H6}] (4), with compounds 3 and 4 being new members of the bis(annulene) family of actinocenes and the first to contain a cyclobutadienyl ligand. Computational studies show that the bonding in the hybrid uranocenes 3 and 4 has non-negligible covalency. New insight into actinocene bonding is provided by the complementary interactions of the different ligands with uranium, whereby the 6d orbitals interact most strongly with the cyclobutadienyl ligand and the 5f orbitals do so with the COT ligands. The redox-neutral activation of diethyl ether by [(η4-Cb'''')U(η8-C8H8)] is also described and represents a uranium-cyclobutadienyl cooperative process, potentially forming the basis of further small-molecule activation chemistry.
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- Nikolaos Tsoureas
- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QJ UK
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QJ UK
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Acharya J, Ahmed N, Flores Gonzalez J, Kumar P, Cador O, Singh SK, Pointillart F, Chandrasekhar V. Slow magnetic relaxation in a homo dinuclear Dy(iii) complex in a pentagonal bipyramidal geometry. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:13110-13122. [PMID: 32930277 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02881a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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We hereby report a dinuclear Dy(iii) complex, [Dy(LH3)Cl2]2·2Et2O (1) (LH4 = 2,3-dihydroxybenzylidene)-2-(hydroxyimino)propanehydrazide where both the metal centres are in a pentagonal bipyramidal (PBP) geometry with the axial positions being occupied by negatively charged Cl- ions. The complex as well as it's 10% diluted analogue (110) do not show zero-field SMM behaviour. However, in the presence of small optimum dc fields the slow relaxation of magnetization was displayed. The effective energy barrier for 110 at 800 Oe of applied field was extracted as 83(17) K with τ0 = 2(4) × 10-12 s. Through a combined experimental and ab initio electronic structure calculations studies we have thoroughly analysed the role of the ligand field around the Dy(iii), present in pentagonal bipyramidal geometry, in contributing to the slow relaxation of magnetization.
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- Joydev Acharya
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur-208016, India.
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Electronic structure and magnetic properties of naphthalene- and stilbene-diimide-bridged diuranium(V) complexes: a theoretical study. J Mol Model 2020; 26:282. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-020-04552-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Muddassir M, Alarifi A, Afzal M, Alowais A, Abduh NAY. Mononuclear High‐spin Octahedral Cobalt(II) Complex with Positive Axial Magnetic Anisotropy: Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and DFT Studies. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Mohd Muddassir
- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair Department of Chemistry King Saud University 11451 Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair Department of Chemistry King Saud University 11451 Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair Department of Chemistry King Saud University 11451 Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair Department of Chemistry King Saud University 11451 Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Catalytic Chemistry Research Chair Department of Chemistry King Saud University 11451 Riyadh Saudi Arabia
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- Dong Shao
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing Jiangsu 210023 China
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Smart Ligands for Efficient 3d-, 4d- and 5d-Metal Single-Molecule Magnets and Single-Ion Magnets. INORGANICS 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics8060039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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There has been a renaissance in the interdisciplinary field of Molecular Magnetism since ~2000, due to the discovery of the impressive properties and potential applications of d- and f-metal Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) and Single-Ion Magnets (SIMs) or Monometallic Single-Molecule Magnets. One of the consequences of this discovery has been an explosive growth in synthetic molecular inorganic and organometallic chemistry. In SMM and SIM chemistry, inorganic and organic ligands play a decisive role, sometimes equally important to that of the magnetic metal ion(s). In SMM chemistry, bridging ligands that propagate strong ferromagnetic exchange interactions between the metal ions resulting in large spin ground states, well isolated from excited states, are preferable; however, antiferromagnetic coupling can also lead to SMM behavior. In SIM chemistry, ligands that create a strong axial crystal field are highly desirable for metal ions with oblate electron density, e.g., TbIII and DyIII, whereas equatorial crystal fields lead to SMM behavior in complexes based on metal ions with prolate electron density, e.g., ErIII. In this review, we have attempted to highlight the use of few, efficient ligands in the chemistry of transition-metal SMMs and SIMs, through selected examples. The content of the review is purely chemical and it is assumed that the reader has a good knowledge of synthetic, structural and physical inorganic chemistry, as well as of the properties of SIMs and SMMs and the techniques of their study. The ligands that will be discussed are the azide ion, the cyanido group, the tris(trimethylsilyl)methanide, the cyclopentanienido group, soft (based on the Hard-Soft Acid-Base model) ligands, metallacrowns combined with click chemistry, deprotonated aliphatic diols, and the family of 2-pyridyl ketoximes, including some of its elaborate derivatives. The rationale behind the selection of the ligands will be emphasized.
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Balasubramani SG, Chen GP, Coriani S, Diedenhofen M, Frank MS, Franzke YJ, Furche F, Grotjahn R, Harding ME, Hättig C, Hellweg A, Helmich-Paris B, Holzer C, Huniar U, Kaupp M, Marefat Khah A, Karbalaei Khani S, Müller T, Mack F, Nguyen BD, Parker SM, Perlt E, Rappoport D, Reiter K, Roy S, Rückert M, Schmitz G, Sierka M, Tapavicza E, Tew DP, van Wüllen C, Voora VK, Weigend F, Wodyński A, Yu JM. TURBOMOLE: Modular program suite for ab initio quantum-chemical and condensed-matter simulations. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:184107. [PMID: 32414256 PMCID: PMC7228783 DOI: 10.1063/5.0004635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 506] [Impact Index Per Article: 126.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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TURBOMOLE is a collaborative, multi-national software development project aiming to provide highly efficient and stable computational tools for quantum chemical simulations of molecules, clusters, periodic systems, and solutions. The TURBOMOLE software suite is optimized for widely available, inexpensive, and resource-efficient hardware such as multi-core workstations and small computer clusters. TURBOMOLE specializes in electronic structure methods with outstanding accuracy-cost ratio, such as density functional theory including local hybrids and the random phase approximation (RPA), GW-Bethe-Salpeter methods, second-order Møller-Plesset theory, and explicitly correlated coupled-cluster methods. TURBOMOLE is based on Gaussian basis sets and has been pivotal for the development of many fast and low-scaling algorithms in the past three decades, such as integral-direct methods, fast multipole methods, the resolution-of-the-identity approximation, imaginary frequency integration, Laplace transform, and pair natural orbital methods. This review focuses on recent additions to TURBOMOLE's functionality, including excited-state methods, RPA and Green's function methods, relativistic approaches, high-order molecular properties, solvation effects, and periodic systems. A variety of illustrative applications along with accuracy and timing data are discussed. Moreover, available interfaces to users as well as other software are summarized. TURBOMOLE's current licensing, distribution, and support model are discussed, and an overview of TURBOMOLE's development workflow is provided. Challenges such as communication and outreach, software infrastructure, and funding are highlighted.
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- Sree Ganesh Balasubramani
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- DTU Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet Build. 207, DK-2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- Dassault Systèmes Deutschland GmbH, Imbacher Weg 46, 51379 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), KIT Campus South, P.O. Box 6980, 76049 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Institut für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Dassault Systèmes Deutschland GmbH, Imbacher Weg 46, 51379 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), KIT Campus South, P.O. Box 6980, 76049 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Dassault Systèmes Deutschland GmbH, Imbacher Weg 46, 51379 Leverkusen, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich Supercomputer Centre, Wilhelm-Jonen Straße, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), KIT Campus South, P.O. Box 6980, 76049 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Case Western Reserve University, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), KIT Campus North, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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- Lehrstuhl für Theoretische Chemie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44801 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Aarhus Universitet, Langelandsgade 140, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- TURBOMOLE GmbH, Litzenhardtstraße 19, 76135 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90840, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstaße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Forschungszentrum OPTIMAS, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Staße 52, 67663 Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Homi Bhabha Road, Colaba, Mumbai 400005, India
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- Institute of Nanotechnology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), KIT Campus North, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Chemie, Theoretische Chemie/Quantenchemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Sekr. C7, Straße des 17. Juni 135, 10623 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, 1102 Natural Sciences II, Irvine, California 92697-2025, USA
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Singh SK, Cramer CJ, Gagliardi L. Correlating Electronic Structure and Magnetic Anisotropy in Actinide Complexes [An(COT) 2], An III/IV = U, Np, and Pu. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:6815-6825. [PMID: 32368906 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The electronic structures and magnetic anisotropies for compounds [An(COT)2] (An = UIII/UIV, NpIII/NpIV and PuIII/PuIV, COT = cyclooctatetraene) are characterized using scalar relativistic density functional theory calculations and second-order perturbation theory based on a complete active space self-consistent field reference including spin-orbit coupling. The degree of participation of 5f orbitals in actinide-ligand bonding and the associated metal-ligand covalency is found to trend as U > Np ≥ Pu for both the tetra-positive and tripositive An complexes. A spin-Hamiltonian analysis indicates only weak single-molecule magnet (SMM) characteristics for [U(COT)2]- and [Np(COT)2] complexes and no significant SMM behavior for the other complexes. The weak SMM behavior in [U(COT)2]- and [Np(COT)2] is attributed to a subtle interplay between local symmetry and ligand-field splitting. Such a result suggests that magnetic anisotropy in 5f3 ions can be modulated in general by electrostatic ligand field design. In particular, σ-donor ligands oriented 180 degrees relative to one another will have a maximal influence on the 5f-orbital ligand field splitting, while π donors like cyclopentadiene and COT generate ligand field influences that have more acute angles associated with corresponding atoms on the individual ligands. These observations rationalize the differences in SMM characteristics for [U(BcMe)3] (BcMe- = dihydrobis(methylimidazolyl)borate) and [U(BpMe)3] (BpMe- = dihydrobis(methylpyrazolyl)borate) and indicate strategies to design new actinide-based SMMs with high magnetic relaxation barriers.
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- Saurabh Kumar Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, and Chemical Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, and Chemical Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, and Chemical Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Kalita P, Ahmed N, Bar AK, Dey S, Jana A, Rajaraman G, Sutter JP, Chandrasekhar V. Pentagonal Bipyramidal Ln(III) Complexes Containing an Axial Phosphine Oxide Ligand: Field-induced Single-ion Magnetism Behavior of the Dy(III) Analogues. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:6603-6612. [PMID: 32309926 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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A series of neutral homologous complexes [(L)Ln(Cy3PO)Cl] {where Ln = Gd (1), Tb (2), Dy (3), and Er (5)} and [(L)Dy(Ph3PO)Cl] (4) [H2L = 2,6-diacetylpyridine bis-benzoylhydrazone] were isolated. In these complexes, the central lanthanide ion possesses a pentagonal bipyramidal geometry with an overall pseudo D5h symmetry. The coordination environment around the lanthanide ion comprises of three nitrogen and two oxygen donors in an equatorial plane. The axial positions are taken up by a phosphine oxide (O donor) and a chloride ion. Among these compounds, the Dy(III) (3 and 4) analogues were found to be field-induced single-ion magnets.
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- Pankaj Kalita
- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India.,Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally 500107, Hyderabad, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally 500107, Hyderabad, India
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- School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research, HBNI, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
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- Departrment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally 500107, Hyderabad, India
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- Departrment of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, Toulouse, France
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Gopanpally 500107, Hyderabad, India.,Department of Chemistry, IIT Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India
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Vanagas NA, Higgins RF, Wacker JN, Asuigui DRC, Warzecha E, Kozimor SA, Stoll SL, Schelter EJ, Bertke JA, Knope KE. Mononuclear to Polynuclear U
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Structural Units: Effects of Reaction Conditions on U‐Furoate Phase Formation. Chemistry 2020; 26:5872-5886. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nicole A. Vanagas
- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37th and O Streets NW Washington, D.C. 20057 United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania 231 S. 34th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 United States
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37th and O Streets NW Washington, D.C. 20057 United States
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 United States
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37th and O Streets NW Washington, D.C. 20057 United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Florida State University Tallahassee Florida 32306 United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 United States
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37th and O Streets NW Washington, D.C. 20057 United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania 231 S. 34th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19104 United States
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37th and O Streets NW Washington, D.C. 20057 United States
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- Department of Chemistry Georgetown University 37th and O Streets NW Washington, D.C. 20057 United States
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Thorarinsdottir AE, Bjornsson R, Harris TD. Insensitivity of Magnetic Coupling to Ligand Substitution in a Series of Tetraoxolene Radical-Bridged Fe 2 Complexes. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:4634-4649. [PMID: 32196317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The elucidation of magnetostructural correlations between bridging ligand substitution and strength of magnetic coupling is essential to the development of high-temperature molecule-based magnetic materials. Toward this end, we report the series of tetraoxolene-bridged FeII2 complexes [(Me3TPyA)2Fe2(RL)]n+ (Me3TPyA = tris(6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine; n = 2: OMeLH2 = 3,6-dimethoxy-2,5-dihydroxo-1,4-benzoquinone, ClLH2 = 3,6-dichloro-2,5-dihydroxo-1,4-benzoquinone, Na2[NO2L] = sodium 3,6-dinitro-2,5-dihydroxo-1,4-benzoquinone; n = 4: SMe2L = 3,6-bis(dimethylsulfonium)-2,5-dihydroxo-1,4-benzoquinone diylide) and their one-electron-reduced analogues. Variable-temperature dc magnetic susceptibility data reveal the presence of weak ferromagnetic superexchange between FeII centers in the oxidized species, with exchange constants of J = +1.2(2) (R = OMe, Cl) and +0.3(1) (R = NO2, SMe2) cm-1. In contrast, X-ray diffraction, cyclic voltammetry, and Mössbauer spectroscopy establish a ligand-centered radical in the reduced complexes. Magnetic measurements for the radical-bridged species reveal the presence of strong antiferromagnetic metal-radical coupling, with J = -57(10), -60(7), -58(6), and -65(8) cm-1 for R = OMe, Cl, NO2, and SMe2, respectively. The minimal effects of substituents in the 3- and 6-positions of RLx-• on the magnetic coupling strength is understood through electronic structure calculations, which show negligible spin density on the substituents and associated C atoms of the ring. Finally, the radical-bridged complexes are single-molecule magnets, with relaxation barriers of Ueff = 50(1), 41(1), 38(1), and 33(1) cm-1 for R = OMe, Cl, NO2, and SMe2, respectively. Taken together, these results provide the first examination of how bridging ligand substitution influences magnetic coupling in semiquinoid-bridged compounds, and they establish design criteria for the synthesis of semiquinoid-based molecules and materials.
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- Department of Inorganic Spectroscopy, Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Energiekonversion, Mülheim an der Ruhr 45470, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston 60208, Illinois, United States.,Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720, California, United States
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Salinas-Uber J, Barrios LA, Roubeau O, Aromí G. Two [Ln 4] molecular rings folded as compact tetrahedra. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:7182-7188. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01259a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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A new highly photo-switchable ligand furnishes supramolecular tetrahedral nanomagnets with Ln(iii) ions (Ln = Dy, Tb). Intramolecular weak interactions define the conformation of the ligand, quenching the photochromic activity.
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- Jorge Salinas-Uber
- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica
- Universitat de Barcelona
- 08028 Barcelona
- Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica
- Universitat de Barcelona
- 08028 Barcelona
- Spain
- Institut of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the University of Barcelona (IN2UB)
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- Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA)
- CSIC and Universidad de Zaragoza
- Zaragoza
- Spain
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- Departament de Química Inorgànica i Orgànica
- Universitat de Barcelona
- 08028 Barcelona
- Spain
- Institut of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology of the University of Barcelona (IN2UB)
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Boreen MA, Lussier DJ, Skeel BA, Lohrey TD, Watt FA, Shuh DK, Long JR, Hohloch S, Arnold J. Structural, Electrochemical, and Magnetic Studies of Bulky Uranium(III) and Uranium(IV) Metallocenes. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:16629-16641. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b02719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Michael A. Boreen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- University of Paderborn, Warburger Straße 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- University of Paderborn, Warburger Straße 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Escalera-Moreno L, Baldoví JJ, Gaita-Ariño A, Coronado E. Exploring the High-Temperature Frontier in Molecular Nanomagnets: From Lanthanides to Actinides. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:11883-11892. [PMID: 31490061 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Molecular nanomagnets based on mononuclear metal complexes, also known as single-ion magnets (SIMs), are crossing challenging boundaries in molecular magnetism. From an experimental point of view, this class of magnetic molecules has expanded from lanthanoid complexes to both d-transition metal and actinoid complexes. From a theoretical point of view, more and more improved models have been developed, and we are now able not only to calculate the electronic structure of these systems on the basis of their molecular structures but also to unveil the role of vibrations in the magnetic relaxation processes, at least for lanthanoid and d-transition metal SIMs. This knowledge has allowed us to optimize the behavior of dysprosocenium-based SIMs until reaching magnetic hysteresis above liquid-nitrogen temperature. In this contribution, we offer a brief perspective of the progress of theoretical modeling in this field. We start by reviewing the developed methodologies to investigate the electronic structures of these systems and then move on focus to the open problem of understanding and optimizing the vibrationally induced spin relaxation, especially in uranium-based molecular nanomagnets. Finally, we discuss the differences in the design strategies for 4f and 5f SIMs, including an analysis of the metallocenium family.
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- Luis Escalera-Moreno
- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol) , Universidad de Valencia , C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2 , E-46980 Paterna , Spain
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter , Luruper Chaussee 149 , D-22761 Hamburg , Germany
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol) , Universidad de Valencia , C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2 , E-46980 Paterna , Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencia Molecular (ICMol) , Universidad de Valencia , C/Catedrático José Beltrán 2 , E-46980 Paterna , Spain
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Teyar B, Boucenina S, Belkhiri L, Le Guennic B, Boucekkine A, Mazzanti M. Theoretical Investigation of the Electronic Structure and Magnetic Properties of Oxo-Bridged Uranyl(V) Dinuclear and Trinuclear Complexes. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:10097-10110. [PMID: 31287673 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The uranyl(V) complexes [UO2(dbm)2K(18C6)]2 (dbm = dibenzoylmethanate) and [UO2(L)]3(L = 2-(4-tolyl)-1,3-bis(quinolyl)malondiiminate), exhibiting diamond-shaped U2O2 and triangular-shaped U3O3 cores respectively with 5f1-5f1 and 5f1-5f1-5f1 configurations, have been investigated using relativistic density functional theory (DFT). The bond order and QTAIM analyses reveal that the covalent contribution to the bonding within the oxo cores is slightly more important for U3O3 than for U2O2, in line with the shorter U-O distances existing in the trinuclear complex in comparison to those in the binuclear complex. Using the broken symmetry (BS) approach combined with the B3LYP functional for the calculation of the magnetic exchange coupling constants (J) between the magnetic centers, the antiferromagnetic (AF) character of these complexes was confirmed, the estimated J values being respectively equal to -24.1 and -7.2 cm-1 for the dioxo and trioxo species. It was found that the magnetic exchange is more sensitive to small variations of the core geometry of the dioxo species in comparison to the trioxo species. Although the robust AF exchange coupling within the UxOx cores is generally maintained when small variations of the UOU angle are applied, a weak ferromagnetic character appears in the dioxo species when this angle is higher than 114°, its value for the actual structure being equal to 105.9°. The electronic factors driving the magnetic coupling are discussed.
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- Billel Teyar
- Faculté des Sciences Exactes , Université des Frères Mentouri , Laboratoire de Physique Mathématique et Subatomique LPMS, 25017 Constantine , Algeria.,Université Ziane Achour de Djelfa , 17000 Djelfa , Algeria
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- Faculté des Sciences Exactes , Université des Frères Mentouri , Laboratoire de Physique Mathématique et Subatomique LPMS, 25017 Constantine , Algeria
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- Faculté des Sciences Exactes , Université des Frères Mentouri , Laboratoire de Physique Mathématique et Subatomique LPMS, 25017 Constantine , Algeria
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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Wacker JN, Han SY, Murray AV, Vanagas NA, Bertke JA, Sperling JM, Surbella RG, Knope KE. From Thorium to Plutonium: Trends in Actinide(IV) Chloride Structural Chemistry. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:10578-10591. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Jennifer N. Wacker
- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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Guo F, Chen Y, Tong M, Mansikkamäki A, Layfield RA. Uranocenium: Synthesis, Structure, and Chemical Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Fu‐Sheng Guo
- Department of ChemistryUniversity of Sussex Falmer Brighton BN1 9QR UK
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of the Ministry of EducationSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of the Ministry of EducationSchool of ChemistrySun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou 510275 P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience CenterUniversity of Jyväskylä P.O. Box 35 Jyväskylä 40014 Finland
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Guo FS, Chen YC, Tong ML, Mansikkamäki A, Layfield RA. Uranocenium: Synthesis, Structure, and Chemical Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10163-10167. [PMID: 31034690 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Abstraction of iodide from [(η5 -C5 i Pr5 )2 UI] (1) produced the cationic uranium(III) metallocene [(η5 -C5 i Pr5 )2 U]+ (2) as a salt of [B(C6 F5 )4 ]- . The structure of 2 consists of unsymmetrically bonded cyclopentadienyl ligands and a bending angle of 167.82° at uranium. Analysis of the bonding in 2 showed that the uranium 5f orbitals are strongly split and mixed with the ligand orbitals, thus leading to non-negligible covalent contributions to the bonding. Investigation of the dynamic magnetic properties of 2 revealed that the 5f covalency leads to partially quenched anisotropy and fast magnetic relaxation in zero applied magnetic field. Application of a magnetic field leads to dominant relaxation by a Raman process.
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- Fu-Sheng Guo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QR, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of the Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510275, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä, 40014, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QR, UK
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Barluzzi L, Chatelain L, Fadaei-Tirani F, Zivkovic I, Mazzanti M. Facile N-functionalization and strong magnetic communication in a diuranium(v) bis-nitride complex. Chem Sci 2019; 10:3543-3555. [PMID: 30996946 PMCID: PMC6438153 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05721d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 02/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Uranium nitride complexes are of high interest because of their ability to effect dinitrogen reduction and functionalization and to promote magnetic communication, but studies of their properties and reactivity remain rare. Here we have prepared in 73% yield the diuranium(v) bis-nitride complex [K2{[U(OSi(O t Bu)3)3]2(μ-N)2}], 4, from the thermal decomposition of the nitride-, azide-bridged diuranium(iv) complex [K2{[U(OSi(O t Bu)3)3]2(μ-N)(μ-N3)}], 3. The bis-nitride 4 reacts in ambient conditions with 1 equiv. of CS2 and 1 equiv. of CO2 resulting in N-C bond formation to afford the diuranium(v) complexes [K2{[U(OSi(O t Bu)3)3]2(μ-N)(μ-S)(μ-NCS)}], 5 and [K2{[U(OSi(O t Bu)3)3]2(μ-N)(μ-O)(μ-NCO)}], 6, respectively. Both nitrides in 4 react with CO resulting in oxidative addition of CO to one nitride and CO cleavage by the second nitride to afford the diuranium(iv) complex [K2{[U(OSi(O t Bu)3)3]2(μ-CN)(μ-O)(μ-NCO)}], 7. Complex 4 also effects the remarkable oxidative cleavage of H2 in mild conditions to afford the bis-imido bridged diuranium(iv) complex [K2{[U(OSi(O t Bu)3)3]2(μ-NH)2}], 8 that can be further protonated to afford ammonia in 73% yield. Complex 8 provides a good model for hydrogen cleavage by metal nitrides in the Haber-Bosch process. The measured magnetic data show an unusually strong antiferromagnetic coupling between uranium(v) ions in the complexes 4 and 6 with Neel temperatures of 77 K and 60 K respectively, demonstrating that nitrides are attractives linkers for promoting magnetic communication in uranium complexes.
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- Luciano Barluzzi
- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland .
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland .
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland .
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- Laboratory for Quantum Magnetism , Institute of Physics , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , CH-1015 Lausanne , Switzerland .
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Over the past 25 years, magnetic actinide complexes have been the object of considerable attention, not only at the experimental level, but also at the theoretical one. Such systems are of great interest, owing to the well-known larger spin–orbit coupling for actinide ions, and could exhibit slow relaxation of the magnetization, arising from a large anisotropy barrier, and magnetic hysteresis of purely molecular origin below a given blocking temperature. Furthermore, more diffuse 5f orbitals than lanthanide 4f ones (more covalency) could lead to stronger magnetic super-exchange. On the other hand, the extraordinary experimental challenges of actinide complexes chemistry, because of their rarity and toxicity, afford computational chemistry a particularly valuable role. However, for such a purpose, the use of a multiconfigurational post-Hartree-Fock approach is required, but such an approach is computationally demanding for polymetallic systems—notably for actinide ones—and usually simplified models are considered instead of the actual systems. Thus, Density Functional Theory (DFT) appears as an alternative tool to compute magnetic exchange coupling and to explore the electronic structure and magnetic properties of actinide-containing molecules, especially when the considered systems are very large. In this paper, relevant achievements regarding DFT investigations of the magnetic properties of actinide complexes are surveyed, with particular emphasis on some representative examples that illustrate the subject, including actinides in Single Molecular Magnets (SMMs) and systems featuring metal-metal super-exchange coupling interactions. Examples are drawn from studies that are either entirely computational or are combined experimental/computational investigations in which the latter play a significant role.
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Xémard M, Cordier M, Molton F, Duboc C, Le Guennic B, Maury O, Cador O, Nocton G. Divalent Thulium Crown Ether Complexes with Field-Induced Slow Magnetic Relaxation. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:2872-2880. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Mathieu Xémard
- LCM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Université
Paris-Saclay, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- LCM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Université
Paris-Saclay, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5250, DCM, F-38000 Grenoble, France
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- Univ Grenoble Alpes, CNRS UMR 5250, DCM, F-38000 Grenoble, 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 Lyon, ENS Lyon, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, UMR 5182, Laboratoire de Chimie, 69342 Lyon, France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR (Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes) - UMR 6226, 35000 Rennes, France
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- LCM, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, Université
Paris-Saclay, Route de Saclay, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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Coutinho JT, Perfetti M, Baldoví JJ, Antunes MA, Hallmen PP, Bamberger H, Crassee I, Orlita M, Almeida M, van Slageren J, Pereira LCJ. Spectroscopic Determination of the Electronic Structure of a Uranium Single-Ion Magnet. Chemistry 2019; 25:1758-1766. [PMID: 30403293 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201805090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Early actinide ions have large spin-orbit couplings and crystal field interactions, leading to large anisotropies. The success in using actinides as single-molecule magnets has so far been modest, underlining the need for rational strategies. Indeed, the electronic structure of actinide single-molecule magnets and its relation to their magnetic properties remains largely unexplored. A uranium(III) single-molecule magnet, [UIII {SiMe2 NPh}3 -tacn)(OPPh3 )] (tacn=1,4,7-triazacyclononane), has been investigated by means of a combination of magnetic, spectroscopic and theoretical methods to elucidate the origin of its static and dynamic magnetic properties.
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- Joana T Coutinho
- Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066, Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany.,Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 5, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany
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- Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066, Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, CNRS-UGA-UPS-INSA-EMFL, 25 Avenue des Martyrs, 38042, Grenoble, France
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- Laboratoire National des Champs Magnétiques Intenses, CNRS-UGA-UPS-INSA-EMFL, 25 Avenue des Martyrs, 38042, Grenoble, France.,Institute of Physics, Charles University, Ke Karlovu 5, 12116, Praha 2, Czech Republic
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- Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066, Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066, Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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Ferentinos E, Xu M, Grigoropoulos A, Bratsos I, Raptopoulou CP, Psycharis V, Jiang SD, Kyritsis P. Field-induced slow relaxation of magnetization in the S = 3/2 octahedral complexes trans-[Co{(OPPh 2)(EPPh 2)N} 2(dmf) 2], E = S, Se: effects of Co–Se vs. Co–S coordination. Inorg Chem Front 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c9qi00135b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Magnetometry studies on octahedral trans-[Co{(OPPh2)(EPPh2)N}2(dmf)2], E = S, Se, complexes.
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- Eleftherios Ferentinos
- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- GR-15771 Athens
- Greece
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- GR-15771 Athens
- Greece
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- NCSR “Demokritos”
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Athens
- Greece
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- NCSR “Demokritos”
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
- Athens
- Greece
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices
- Peking University
- Beijing 100871
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- Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- GR-15771 Athens
- Greece
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Nuzzo S, van Leusen J, Twamley B, Platts JA, Kögerler P, Baker RJ. Oxidation of uranium(iv) thiocyanate complexes: cation–cation interactions in mixed-valent uranium coordination chains. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:6704-6708. [DOI: 10.1039/c9dt01005j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Oxidation of Cs4[U(NCS)8] in different solvents results in two mixed-valent uranium compounds. Spectroscopic, magnetic and computational data support a unique [UIVUVUIV][UVI] oxidation state assignment in [U(DMF)8(μ-O)U(NCS)5(μ-O)U(DMF)7(NCS)][UO2(NCS)5].
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- Stefano Nuzzo
- School of Chemistry
- University of Dublin
- Trinity College
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- RWTH Aachen University
- D-52074 Aachen
- Germany
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Dublin
- Trinity College
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry
- RWTH Aachen University
- D-52074 Aachen
- Germany
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- School of Chemistry
- University of Dublin
- Trinity College
- Dublin 2
- Ireland
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Higgins RF, Tatebe CJ, Bart SC, Shores MP. Excited-state effects on magnetic properties of U( iii) and U( iv) pyrazolylborate complexes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:10611-10614. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc04800f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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For a family of uranium pyrazolylborate complexes, we observe correlations between excited-state mixing and slow relaxation of magnetization for U(iii) complexes, and U⋯B distances in U(iv) complexes.
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Purdue University
- West Lafayette
- USA
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory
- Department of Chemistry
- Purdue University
- West Lafayette
- USA
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Maniaki D, Pilichos E, Perlepes SP. Coordination Clusters of 3d-Metals That Behave as Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs): Synthetic Routes and Strategies. Front Chem 2018; 6:461. [PMID: 30356793 PMCID: PMC6190736 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2018.00461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The area of 3d-metal coordination clusters that behave as Single-Molecule Magnets (SMMs) is now quite mature within the interdisciplinary field of Molecular Magnetism. This area has created a renaissance in Inorganic Chemistry. From the synthetic Inorganic Chemistry viewpoint, the early years of "try and see" exercises (1993-2000) have been followed by the development of strategies and strict approaches. Our review will first summarize the early synthetic efforts and routes for the preparation of polynuclear 3d-metal SMMs, and it will be then concentrated on the description of the existing strategies. The former involve the combination of appropriate 3d-metal-containing starting materials (simple salts with inorganic anions, metal cardoxylates, and pre-formed carboxylate clusters, metal phosphonates) and one or two primary organic ligands; the importance of the end-on azido group as a ferromagnetic coupler in 3d-metal SMM chemistry will be discussed. The utility of comproportionation reactions and the reductive aggregation route for the construction of manganese SMMs will also be described. Most of the existing strategies for the synthesis of SMMs concern manganese. These involve substitution of carboxylate ligands in pre-formed SMMs by other carboxylate or non-carboxylate groups, reduction procedures for the {Mn 8 III Mn 4 IV } SMMs, spin "tweaking," "switching on" SMM properties upon conversion of low-spin clusters into high-spin ones, ground-state spin switching and enhancing SMM properties via targeted structural distortions, the use of radical bridging ligands and supramolecular approaches. A very useful strategy is also the "switching on" of SMM behavior through replacement of bridging hydroxide groups by end-on azido or isocyanato ligands in clusters. Selected examples will be mentioned and critically discussed. Particular emphasis will be given on the criteria for the choice of ligands.
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Tsantis ST, Bekiari V, Raptopoulou CP, Tzimopoulos DI, Psycharis V, Perlepes SP. Dioxidouranium(IV) complexes with Schiff bases possessing an ONO donor set: Synthetic, structural and spectroscopic studies. Polyhedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2018.06.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Gaggioli CA, Gagliardi L. Theoretical Investigation of Plutonium-Based Single-Molecule Magnets. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:8098-8105. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Carlo Alberto Gaggioli
- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Theory Center and Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street Southeast, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0431, United States
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Yang PP, Yang SX, Wei XJ, Chen MQ, Yang MZ, Yang XH, Zhang XH. One Dinuclear Copper(II) Polymer Based on N-(Pyridine-3-Sulfonyl Amino)-Acetate: Synthesis, Structure, and Magnetic Analysis. RUSS J COORD CHEM+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070328418070023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Altman AB, Brown AC, Rao G, Lohrey TD, Britt RD, Maron L, Minasian SG, Shuh DK, Arnold J. Chemical structure and bonding in a thorium(iii)-aluminum heterobimetallic complex. Chem Sci 2018; 9:4317-4324. [PMID: 29780563 PMCID: PMC5944380 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc01260a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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We describe the syntheses of [Th(iii)]–[Al] and [U(iii)]–[Al] bimetallics that demonstrate An→Al interactions where the actinide behaves as an electron donor.
Thorium sits at a unique position on the periodic table. On one hand, there is little evidence that its 5f orbitals engage in bonding as they do in other early actinides; on the other hand, its chemistry is distinct from Lewis acidic transition metals. To gain insight into the underlying electronic structure of Th and develop trends across the actinide series, it is useful to study Th(iii) and Th(ii) systems with valence electrons that may engage in non-electrostatic metal–ligand interactions, although only a handful of such systems are known. To expand the range of low-valent compounds and gain deeper insight into Th electronic structure, we targeted actinide bimetallic complexes containing metal–metal bonds. Herein, we report the syntheses of Th–Al bimetallics from reactions between a di-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl supported Th(iv) dihalide (Cp‡2ThCl2) and an anionic aluminum hydride salt [K(H3AlC(SiMe3)3) (1)]. Reduction of the [Th(iv)](Cl)–[Al] product resulted in a [Th(iii)]–[Al] complex [Cp‡2Th(μ-H3)AlC(SiMe3)3 (4)]. The U(iii) analogue [Cp‡2U(μ-H3)AlC(SiMe3)3 (5)] could be synthesized directly from a U(iii) halide starting material. Electron paramagnetic resonance studies on 4 demonstrate hyperfine interactions between the unpaired electron and the Al atom indicative of spin density delocalization from the Th metal center to the Al. Density functional theory and atom in molecules calculations confirmed the presence of An→Al interactions in 4 and 5, which represents the first examples of An→M interactions where the actinide behaves as an electron donor.
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- Alison B Altman
- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA.,Chemical Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , USA
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA.,Chemical Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Davis , California 95616 , USA
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- LPCNO , Université de Toulouse , INAS Toulouse , 135 Avenue de Rangueil , 31077 , Toulouse , France
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- Chemical Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Chemical Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , University of California , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA.,Chemical Sciences Division , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , Berkeley , California 94720 , USA .
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