[ReF6]2-: a robust module for the design of molecule-based magnetic materials

Kasper Steen Pedersen, Marc Sigrist, Mikkel Agerbæk Sørensen, Anne Laure Barra, Thomas Weyhermuller, Stergios Piligkos, Christian Aagaard Thuesen, Morten G. Vinum, Hannu Mutka, Høgni Weihe, Rodolphe Clerac, Jesper Bendix*

*Corresponding author for this work
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Abstract

A facile synthesis of the [ReF6]2- ion and its use as a building block to synthesize magnetic systems are reported. Using dc and ac magnetic susceptibility measurements, INS and EPR spectroscopies, the magnetic properties of the isolated [ReF6]2- unit in (PPh4)2[ReF6]•2H2O (1) have been fully studied including the slow relaxation of the magnetization observed below ca. 4 K. This slow dynamic is preserved for the one-dimensional coordination polymer [Zn(viz)4(ReF 6)]1 (2, viz=1-vinylimidazole), demonstrating the irrelevance of low symmetry for such magnetization dynamics in systems with easy-plane-type anisotropy. The ability of fluoride to mediate significant exchange interactions is exemplified by the isostructural [Ni(viz)4(ReF6)]1 (3) analogue in which the ferromagnetic NiII-ReIV interaction (+10.8 cm-1) dwarfs the coupling present in related cyanide-bridged systems. These results reveal [ReF6]2- to be an unique new module for the design of molecule-based magnetic materials.

Original languageEnglish
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume53
Issue number5
Pages (from-to)1351-1354
Number of pages4
ISSN1433-7851
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

Keywords

  • Coordination polymers
  • Fluoride
  • Magnetic anisotropy
  • Rhenium
  • Single-molecule magnets

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