Two WV-MnIII bimetallic assemblies built by octacyanotungstate(v) and MnIII Schiff bases: molecular structures and a spin-flop transition

• Published in: Dalton transactions : an international journal of inorganic chemistry no. 20; p. 2070
• Main Authors: Ko, Hyun Hee, Lim, Jeong Hak, Yoo, Houng Sik, Kang, Jun Sung, Kim, Hyoung Chan, Koh, Eui Kwan, Hong, Chang Seop
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 28.05.2007
• Subjects: Cations; Cyanides - chemistry; Ferric Compounds - chemistry; Hydrogen Bonding; Isomerism; Magnetics; Manganese - chemistry; Molecular Structure; Organometallic Compounds - chemistry; Oxidation-Reduction; Schiff Bases - chemistry; Temperature; Tungsten Compounds - chemistry
• ISSN: 1477-9226
• DOI: 10.1039/b701704a

Two W(V)-Mn(III) bimetallic compounds, [Mn(Cl-salmen)(H(2)O)2]{[Mn(5-Clsalmen)(H(2)O)]2[W(CN)8].2H(2)O (1.2H(2)O) [5-Clsalmen = N,N'-(1-methylethylene)bis(5-chlorosalicylideneiminato) dianion], which contains trinuclear Mn(2)W and isolated Mn(III) moieties, and [Mn(3-MeOsalcy)(H(2)O)2]3[W(CN)(8)].2H(2)O (2.2H(2)O) [3-MeOsalcy = N,N'-(trans-1,2-cyclohexanediylethylene)bis(3-methoxysalicylideneiminato) dianion] molecules were prepared in redox processes and characterized using X-ray analysis and magnetic measurements. Compound 1 is composed of the {[Mn(5-Clsalmen)(H(2)O)]2[W(CN)8]}- trimer, in which two CN groups among eight in [W(CN)8](3-) bridge W(5+) and two Mn(3+) ions and the remaining CN ligands are hydrogen-bonded to water molecules or unbound, and the [Mn(Cl-salmen)(H(2)O)2]+ cation. Subsequently, two water molecules of the isolated cation are subject to hydrogen bonds. For 2, there are no covalent bonds among the subunits and six serial stacks of [Mn(3-MeOsalcy)(H(2)O)2]+ units are all hydrogen-bonded. The many hydrogen bonds found in both complexes eventually lead to three-dimensional networks. The magnetic studies for 1 reveal that antiferromagnetic interactions (J = -5.4 cm(-1)) between W(V) and Mn(III) centers within the trimer are transmitted via the bridging CN groups. Intermolecular antiferromagnetic couplings (zJ' = -0.2 cm(-1)) are also observed. The static and dynamic magnetic data of 1 demonstrate the existence of a field-induced spin-flop transition occurring among the clusters and monomeric molecules.