Synthesis,crystal structure,and magnetic properties of an octacyanometallate-based Ni/Mo bimetallic complex with the diamond topological network

Reaction of NiL]²⁺ (L = 3,10-diethyl-1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane) with Mo(CN)₈]^4? leads to a new Ni₂Mo complex Ni(L)]₂Mo(CN)₈] · 8H₂O (1), which displays a 3-D diamond topological network. Magnetic study indicates a combination of zero-field splitting of Ni²⁺ in an axially distorted octahedral coordination and weak antiferromagnetic interactions between Ni²⁺ centers through diamagnetic Mo(CN)₈]^4? bridges.