Issue 22, 2024

New series of mononuclear β-diketonate cerium(iii) field induced single-molecule magnets

Abstract

Five new β-diketonate Ce3+ mononuclear complexes, [Ce(Btfa)3(H2O)2] (1), [Ce(Btfa)3(phen)] (2), [Ce(Btfa)3(bipy)] (3), [Ce(Btfa)3(terpy)] (4) and [Ce(Btfa)3(bathophen)(DMF)] (5), where Btfa = 4,4,4-trifluoro-1-phenyl-1,3-butanedionate, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, bipy = 2,2′-bipyridyl, terpy = 2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine and bathophen = 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, have been synthesized and structurally characterized through X-ray diffraction of single crystals. The central Ce3+ atom displays a coordination number of 8 for 1, 2 and 3 and of 9 for 4 and 5. Under a 0 T external magnetic field, none of the given compounds exhibits single molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour. However, a small magnetic field, between 0.02 and 0.1 T, is enough for all the compounds to exhibit slow relaxation of the magnetization. A comprehensive magnetic analysis, with experimental magnetic data and ab initio calculations, was undertaken for all the complexes, and the study highlights the significance of the different spin relaxation mechanisms that must be considered for a Ce3+ lanthanide ion.

Graphical abstract: New series of mononuclear β-diketonate cerium(iii) field induced single-molecule magnets

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
22 Mar 2024
Accepted
04 May 2024
First published
08 May 2024
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

Dalton Trans., 2024,53, 9387-9405

New series of mononuclear β-diketonate cerium(III) field induced single-molecule magnets

À. Tubau, S. Gómez-Coca, S. Speed, M. Font-Bardía and R. Vicente, Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 9387 DOI: 10.1039/D4DT00848K

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