Unprecedented Charge Transfer Induced Spin Transition in an Fe-Os Cluster

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 49; no. 8; pp. 1410 - 1413
• Main Authors: Hilfiger, Matthew G, Chen, Meimei, Brinzari, Tatiana V, Nocera, Tanya M, Shatruk, Michael, Petasis, Doros T, Musfeldt, Janice L, Achim, Catalina, Dunbar, Kim R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim Wiley-VCH Verlag 15.02.2010; WILEY-VCH Verlag; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: charge transfer; cyanide ligand; iron complexes; spin crossover; spin transition

High 'n low: The novel {[Fe(tmphen)2]3[Os(CN)6]2} complex (see structure) is the first example of a cluster in which a high‐spin FeIII ion is in a coordination environment of four imine nitrogen atoms and two N‐coordinated cyanides. Magnetic studies reveal an unprecedented type of reversible ch...