Strong magnetic exchange coupling in a radical-bridged trinuclear nickel complex

Luming Yang, Julius J. Oppenheim, Mircea Dincă

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Abstract

Reaction of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaaminotriphenylene hexahydrochloride (HATP·6HCl) and (TpPhNi)Cl (TpPh = tris(3,5-diphenyl-1-pyrazolyl)borate) produces the radical-bridged trinickel complex [(TpPhNi)3(HITP)] (HITP3−˙ = 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexaiminotriphenylene). Magnetic measurements and broken-symmetry density functional theory calculations reveal strong exchange coupling persisting at room temperature between HITP3−˙ and two of the three Ni2+ centers, a rare example of strong radical-mediated magnetic coupling in multimetallic complexes. These results demonstrate the potential of radical-bearing tritopic HITP ligands as building blocks for extended molecule-based magnetic materials.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)8583-8587
Number of pages5
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume51
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - May 18 2022
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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