Abstract
A new tetranuclear manganese(II) compound, [Mn4L 6](ClO4)2 (L is the Schiff base derived from 2-pyridylaldehyde and 2-aminophenolate), has been synthesized and characterized structurally and magnetically. The compound is the first example of tetramanganese clusters with centered planar trigonal topology in which a central Mn(II) ion is connected with three peripheral Mn(II) ions by double phenoxo bridges, generating a trigonal Mn[(μ-phenoxo)2Mn] 3 core. Magnetic studies have demonstrated a very weak ferromagnetic interaction between the central and peripheral Mn(II) ions, which leads to a high-spin ground state (S = 10). The ferromagnetic interaction has been tentatively related to distortion of the metal coordination environments after comparing the magnetic and structural data of the known Mn(II) complexes with similar bridging moieties.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 677-682 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| State | Published - 7 Feb 2005 |