Issue 23, 2019

Periodic trends and hidden dynamics of magnetic properties in three series of triazacyclononane lanthanide complexes

Abstract

In three structurally related series of nine-coordinate lanthanide(III) complexes (Ln = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb) based on triazacyclononane, solution NMR studies and DFT/CASSCF calculations have provided key information on the magnetic susceptibility anisotropy. Both experimental and computational approaches have revealed a poor correlation to Bleaney's theory of magnetic anisotropy. CASSCF calculations suggested that the magnetic susceptibility is very sensitive to small geometric variations within the first coordination sphere, whereas DFT analyses indicate that it is the thermal accessibility of low energy vibrational modes that may lead to distortion. Parallel NMRD and EPR studies on the three Gd(III) complexes revealed good correspondence in estimating the electronic relaxation time. The Gd(III) tris-pyridinecarboxylate complex possesses a very long electronic relaxation time making it a promising starting point for responsive gadolinium EPR probe design.

Graphical abstract: Periodic trends and hidden dynamics of magnetic properties in three series of triazacyclononane lanthanide complexes

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Mar 2019
Accepted
15 May 2019
First published
15 May 2019

Dalton Trans., 2019,48, 8400-8409

Periodic trends and hidden dynamics of magnetic properties in three series of triazacyclononane lanthanide complexes

E. A. Suturina, K. Mason, M. Botta, F. Carniato, I. Kuprov, N. F. Chilton, E. J. L. McInnes, M. Vonci and D. Parker, Dalton Trans., 2019, 48, 8400 DOI: 10.1039/C9DT01069F

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