Electroswitching of the single-molecule magnet behaviour in an octahedral spin crossover cobalt() complex with a redox-active pyridinediimine ligand

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 56; no. 81; pp. 12242 - 12245
• Main Authors: Rabelo, Renato, Toma, Luminita, Moliner, Nicolás, Julve, Miguel, Lloret, Francesc, Pasán, Jorge, Ruiz-Pérez, Catalina, Ruiz-García, Rafael, Cano, Joan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 18.10.2020
• Subjects: Acetonitrile; Cobalt compounds; Coordination compounds; Crossovers; Crystallography; Diamagnetism; Electron spin; Ligands; Magnetic induction; Magnetic relaxation; Oxidation

Thermal-assisted spin crossover and field-induced slow magnetic relaxation coexist in the solid state for the mononuclear cobalt( ii ) complex with the non-innocent 2,6-bis( N -4-methoxyphenylformimidoyl)pyridine ligand. One-electron oxidation of the paramagnetic low-spin Co II ion ( S Co = 1/2) to...