Dual Photoswitching of a Diarylethene Ligand-Anchored Hofmann-Type Spin-Crossover Compound

Inorg Chem. 2024 Nov 11. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c04268. Online ahead of print.

Abstract

A diarylethene ligand-anchored two-dimensional Hofmann-type compound [FeII(BTEPy){Pt(CN)4}](CH3OH) (BTEPy = 1,2-bis[2-methyl-5-(4-pyridyl)-3-thienyl]cyclopentene) is synthesized, which undergoes a two-step spin-state transition and dual photoinduced magnetic switching.