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Advances in Polynuclear Iron(II), Iron(III) and Cobalt(II) Spin-Crossover Compounds†
Article first published online: 3 JUN 2008
DOI: 10.1002/ejic.200800352
Copyright © 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Murray, K. S. (2008), Advances in Polynuclear Iron(II), Iron(III) and Cobalt(II) Spin-Crossover Compounds. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2008: 3101–3121. doi: 10.1002/ejic.200800352
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Publication History
- Issue published online: 10 JUL 2008
- Article first published online: 3 JUN 2008
- Manuscript Received: 7 APR 2008
Funded by
- Discovery grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC)
- Australian-French bilateral DEST-FAST
- Australian Synchrotron Research Program
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Keywords:
- Iron(II);
- Iron(III);
- Cobalt(II);
- Spin-crossover;
- Polynuclear compounds;
- Magnetism;
- Photomagnetism
Abstract
This review describes the recent advances made in the syntheses, structures (including the use of synchrotron sources and variable-temperature crystal structures and PXRD determinations of unit cell axes), magnetism, and photomagnetism of dinuclear and 1-D chain spin-crossover compounds of (primarily) iron(II), iron(III) and cobalt(II). It focuses on the work of the author's group and also includes a discussion of related work by other groups. In particular, the early and ongoing work by Kahn, Real, Gütlich and co-workers on bipyrimidine-bridged FeII dinuclear materials has been extended by us and others to include many other new bridging and capping ligands. This had led to a fuller understanding of the spin transitions that involve HS-HS, HS-LS and LS-LS pair states. The same is being achieved for new 1-D chain materials, and notable advances include structural observation of ordered and disordered metal centres and corresponding spin states. (© Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)