Cyanide‐Bridged Tetranuclear REIII2FeIII2 (RE = Y,Tb, Dy) Molecular Squares with 2, 2′:6′,2′′‐Terpyridine as a Capping Ligand |
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| Authors: | Hu Zhou Deng‐Yong Yu Hong‐Bo Zhou Ai‐Hua Yuan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. School of Material Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, P. R. China;2. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China;3. School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, P. R. China |
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| Abstract: | Self‐assembly reaction between hydrated rare‐earth (RE) nitrates RE(NO3)3 · 6H2O with K3Fe(CN)6 in H2O/DMF solution by employing the tridentate ligand 2, 2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine (terpy) as a capping ligand has yielded three cyanide‐bridged compounds [RE(terpy)(DMF)(H2O)2][Fe(CN)6] · 6H2O [RE = Y ( 1 ), Tb ( 2 ), Dy ( 3 )]. FT‐IR spectra confirmed the presence of terpy ligands and cyanide groups in compounds 1 – 3 . Single‐crystal X‐ray structural analysis indicated that these compounds are isomorphous and adopt neutral [RE2Fe2] molecular squares, which are further linked through hydrogen bonding interactions to generate a three‐dimensional supramolecular network. Magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed that significant single ion magnetic anisotropy dominates the properties of these compounds. |
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| Keywords: | Hexacyanometalates Rare‐earth Molecular square Magnetic properties |
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