Syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of a series of lanthanide complexes based on p-methoxybenzoic acid

• A new series of lanthanide metal complexes based on p-methoxybenzoic acid have been synthesized and characterized.
• These complexes are isostructural, giving 1D chain structures.
• Magnetic studies show different magnetic properties for these complexes.

A new series of lanthanide metal complexes [Ln(L)3]n (L = p-methoxybenzoic acid, Ln = Pr 1, Eu 2, Tb 3, Dy 4, Ho 5, Er 6, Yb 7) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements reveal that these compounds are isostructural, crystallizing in the monoclinic space group P21/c and giving 1D chain structures. Magnetic studies reveal antiferromagnetic behavior for complexes 1, 3, 5 and 6, ferromagnetic behavior for complex 4 and spin-canting behavior for 7.

A new series of lanthanide metal complexes have been synthesized and characterized. These compounds are isostructural, crystallizing in the monoclinic space group P21/c and giving 1D chain structures. Magnetic studies reveal antiferromagnetic behavior for complexes 1, 3, 5 and 6, ferromagnetic behavior for complex 4 and spin-canting behavior for 7.Figure optionsDownload as PowerPoint slide