The first X-ray crystal structure determination of a dinuclear complex trapped in the [low spin-high spin] state: [Fe(II)2(PMAT)2](BF4)4.DMF

Marco H Klingele; Boujemaa Moubaraki; John D Cashion; Keith S Murray; Sally Brooker

doi:10.1039/b415891a

The first X-ray crystal structure determination of a dinuclear complex trapped in the [low spin-high spin] state: [Fe(II)2(PMAT)2](BF4)4.DMF

Chem Commun (Camb). 2005 Feb 28:(8):987-9. doi: 10.1039/b415891a. Epub 2005 Jan 4.

Authors

Marco H Klingele¹, Boujemaa Moubaraki, John D Cashion, Keith S Murray, Sally Brooker

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, Monash University, Building 23, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.

PMID: 15719091
DOI: 10.1039/b415891a

Abstract

The two metal centres in the doubly 1,2,4-triazole-bridged spin crossover complex [Fe(II)2(PMAT)2](BF4)4.DMF (1.DMF) are trapped in different spin states below ca. 200 K, with no evidence that this particular [LS-HS] species can be converted into the [LS-LS] form at ambient pressure.