Heterometallic complexes combining [MnIII(salpn)]+ and [Fe(CN)6]4- units as the products of reactions between [MnIII(salpn)(H2O)C(CN)3] and [Fe(CN)6]3-/4-(New Journal of Chemistry (2014) 38 (4167-4176))статья
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Аннотация:The reaction of [Fe(III)(CN)6]3− with neutral [Mn(salpn)(H2O)C(CN)3] (salpn: N,N′-propylenebis(salicylideneiminato)) (1) produces two new heterometallic complexes [{MnIII(salpn)(H2O)}2{MnIII(salpn)(H2O)0.7(CH3OH)0.3}2FeII(CN)6]·n(H2O/CH3OH) (2) and [{MnIII(salpn)}4{MnIII(salpn)(H2O)}2FeII(CN)6]{C(CN)3}2·4H2O (3), which are characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In this reaction, the [C(CN)3]− ligand reduces Fe(III) to Fe(II). Complex 3 can be prepared directly using hexacyanoferrate(II). One more complex containing the hexacyanoferrate(II), [{MnIII(salpn)(CH3OH)0.67(H2O)0.33}6FeII(CN)6]{ClO4}2·8H2O (4), is obtained in the reaction of [Fe(II)(CN)6]4− with the cationic complex [Mn2(salpn)2(H2O)2](ClO4)2. The iron(II) centers in the complexes 2 and 4 are linked via cyano-bridges with the four and six [MnIII(salpn)]+ fragments, respectively. The structure of 3 consists of the cyano-bridged [MnIII6FeII] repeating units linked by double phenolate bridges into a one-dimensional polymeric chain. The magnetic properties of 3 indicate a ferromagnetic coupling between MnIII centers in the double phenolate-bridged [MnIII(salpn)]2 dinuclear subunits. Quantum calculations within the Heisenberg–Van Vleck model are performed giving the exchange constant J = 0.64 cm−1 and the zero-field splitting parameter D = −3.5 ± 0.5 cm−1. The ac-susceptibility obeys the Arrhenius law with the activation energy Ea = 11.89 cm−1.