In search of 3d/4f-metal single-molecule magnets: Nickel(II)/lanthanide(III) coordination clusters

✍ Scribed by Polyzou, Christina D. (author);Efthymiou, Constantinos G. (author);Escuer, Albert (author);Cunha-Silva, Luís (author);Papatriantafyllopoulou, Constantina (author);Perlepes, Spyros P. (author)

• Book ID: 120015149
• Publisher: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 519 KB
• Volume: 85
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0033-4545
• DOI: 10.1351/PAC-CON-12-09-08

✦ Synopsis

The importance of 3d/4f-metal cluster chemistry is outlined, and the employment of 2-pyridyl ketone- and 2-pyridyl oxime-based ligands for the preparation of low-nuclearity Ni^II^/Ln^III^ complexes (Ln = lanthanide) is reviewed. The synthetic utility of the “metal complexes as ligands” and “one-pot” approaches is critically discussed. The small nuclearity of the products permits the in-depth analysis of their magnetic properties.