Synthetic, structural, spectroscopic and theoretical study of a mn(iii)–cu(ii) dimer containing a jahn–teller compressed mn ion
Berg, Nelly ; Hooper, Thomas N. ; Liu, Junjie ; Beedle, Christopher C. ; Singh, Saurabh Kumar ; Rajaraman, Gopalan ; Piligkos, Stergios ; Hill, Stephen ; Brechin, Euan K. ; Jones, Leigh F.
Berg, Nelly
Hooper, Thomas N.
Liu, Junjie
Beedle, Christopher C.
Singh, Saurabh Kumar
Rajaraman, Gopalan
Piligkos, Stergios
Hill, Stephen
Brechin, Euan K.
Jones, Leigh F.
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2013-01-01
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Berg, Nelly; Hooper, Thomas N. Liu, Junjie; Beedle, Christopher C.; Singh, Saurabh Kumar; Rajaraman, Gopalan; Piligkos, Stergios; Hill, Stephen; Brechin, Euan K.; Jones, Leigh F. (2013). Synthetic, structural, spectroscopic and theoretical study of a mn(iii)–cu(ii) dimer containing a jahn–teller compressed mn ion. Dalton Trans. 42 (1), 207-216
Abstract
The heterobimetallic complex [Cu(II)Mn(III)(L)(2)(py)(4)](ClO4)center dot EtOH (1) built using the pro-ligand 2,2'-biphenol (LH2), contains a rare example of a Jahn-Teller compressed Mn(III) centre. Dc magnetic susceptibility measurements on 1 reveal a strong antiferromagnetic exchange between the Cu(II) and Mn(III) ions mediated through the phenolate O-atoms (J = -33.4 cm(-1)), with magnetisation measurements at low temperatures and high fields suggesting significant anisotropy. Simulations of high-field and high frequency powder EPR data suggest a single-ion anisotropy D-Mn(III) = +4.45 cm(-1). DFT calculations also yield an antiferromagnetic exchange for 1, though the magnitude is overestimated (J(DFT) = -71 cm(-1)). Calculations reveal that the antiferromagnetic interaction essentially stems from the Mn(d(x2-y2))-Cu(d(x2-y2)) interaction. The computed single-ion anisotropy and cluster anisotropy also correlates well with experiment. A larger cluster anisotropy for the S = 3/2 state compared to the single-ion anisotropy of Mn(III) is rationalised on the basis of orbital mixing and various contributions that arise due to the spin-orbit interaction.
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