Ferromagnetic Interactions in a 1D Alternating Linear Chain of π‐Stacked 1,3‐Diphenyl‐7‐(thien‐2‐yl)‐1,4‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐benzotriazin‐4‐yl Radicals |
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Authors: | Christos P. Constantinides Dr. Panayiotis A. Koutentis Prof. Jeremy M. Rawson |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Chemistry, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678 Nicosia (Cyprus);2. Department of Chemistry, The University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW (UK) |
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Abstract: | X‐ray studies show that 1,3‐diphenyl‐7‐(thien‐2‐yl)‐1,4‐dihydro‐1,2,4‐benzotriazin‐4‐yl ( 6 ) adopts a distorted, slipped π‐stacked structure of centrosymmetric dimers with alternate short and long interplanar distances (3.48 and 3.52 Å). Cyclic voltammograms of 7‐(thien‐2‐yl)benzotriazin‐4‐yl 6 show two fully reversible waves that correspond to the ?1/0 and 0/+1 processes. EPR and DFT studies on radical 6 indicate that the spin density is mainly delocalized over the triazinyl fragment. Magnetic susceptibility measurements show that radical 6 obeys Curie–Weiss behavior in the 5–300 K region with C=0.378 emu K mol?1 and θ=+4.72 K, which is consistent with ferromagnetic interactions between S=1/2 radicals. Fitting the magnetic susceptibility revealed the behavior is consistent with an alternating ferromagnetic chain (g=2.0071, J1=+7.12 cm?1, J2=+1.28 cm?1). |
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Keywords: | benzotriazinyls heterocycles magnetic properties radicals stacking interactions |
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