Spin-crossover in [Fe(3-bpp)2][BF4]2 in different solvents--a dramatic stabilisation of the low-spin state in water

Simon A Barrett; Colin A Kilner; Malcolm A Halcrow

doi:10.1039/c1dt10620a

Spin-crossover in [Fe(3-bpp)2][BF4]2 in different solvents--a dramatic stabilisation of the low-spin state in water

Dalton Trans. 2011 Dec 7;40(45):12021-4. doi: 10.1039/c1dt10620a. Epub 2011 May 16.

Authors

Simon A Barrett¹, Colin A Kilner, Malcolm A Halcrow

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, UK LS2 9JT.

PMID: 21584291
DOI: 10.1039/c1dt10620a

Abstract

The temperature of spin-crossover in [Fe(3-bpp)(2)][BF(4)](2) (3-bpp = 2,6-di{pyrazol-3-yl}pyridine) tends to increase in associating solvents. In particular, T(½) shifts to 60-70 K higher temperature in water compared to organic solvents.