Syntheses, structures, and magnetic properties of manganese–lanthanide hexanuclear complexes

Reactions of manganese acetate and lanthanide acetate with Schiff-base ligands (H3beemp = 2,6-bis[((2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)imino)methyl]-4-methylphenol) yielded hexanuclear clusters of [Mn4IIILn2III(μ3-O)2(Hbeemp)2(OAc)8(μ3-OMe)2(H2O)2] · C8H17OH (Ln = Gd, Tb, and Y for 1, 2, and 3, respectively). Magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that the mixed spin systems of 1 and 2 showed ferrimagnetic behavior, while antiferromagnetic interactions were operative among Mn3+ ions in 3. Ac magnetic susceptibility measurements for 2 showed frequency dependent in- and out-of-phase signals, confirming slow magnetic relaxation of spin reorientations.

Graphical abstractHexanuclear 3d–4f complexes of [Mn4IIILn2III(μ3-O)2(Hbeemp)2(OAc)8(μ3-OMe)2(H2O)2] · C8H17OH (H3beemp = 2,6-bis[((2-(2-hydroxyethoxy)ethyl)imino)methyl]-4-methylphenol and Ln = Gd, Tb, and Y for 1, 2, and 3, respectively) were prepared. Compounds 1 and 2 show ferrimagnetic behaviors, while 3 has a singlet ground state due to antiferromagnetic interactions. Ac magnetic susceptibility measurements for 2 showed frequency dependent in- and out-of-phase signals, suggesting slow magnetic relaxation of spin reorientation.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide