Abstract
An investigation into the physical consequences of including a Jahn-Teller distorted CuII ion within an antiferromagnetically coupled ring, [R2NH2][Cr7CuF8((O2C tBu)16)] is reported. Inelastic neutron scattering (INS) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopic data are simulated using a microscopic spin Hamiltonian, and show that the two Cr-Cu exchange interactions must be inequivalent. One Cr-Cu exchange is found to be antiferromagnetic and the other ferromagnetic. The geometry of the Jahn-Teller elongation is deduced from these results, and shows that a Jahn-Teller elongation axis must lie in the plane of the Cr7Cu wheel; the elongation is not observed by X-ray crystallography, due to positional disorder of the Cu site within the wheel. An electronic structure calculation confirms the structural distortion of the Cu site.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 40 |
Pages (from-to) | 8533-8539 |
ISSN | 1477-9226 |
Publication status | Published - 14 Sept 2011 |