Complexation of 2,6-bis(3-pyrazolyl)pyridine-bis(thiocyanato)iron(II) with a bridging 4,4'-bipyridine: A new example of a dinuclear spin crossover complex

Dalila Fedaoui (1, 2) , Yacine Bouhadja (1) , Abdellah Kaiba (1) , Philippe Guionneau (1) , Jean-François Létard (1) , Patrick Rosa (1)

1 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux
2 Department of Chemistry

Investigation of the coordination behavior of 2,6-bis(3-pyrazolyl)pyridine-bis(thiocyanato)iron(II) towards bridging ligands led to the discovery of a novel dinuclear complex showing spin-crossover. Chemical and structural characterization and a first report of physical properties are presented.

Mots clés: Spin crossover; Magnetic properties; Iron; Dinuclear complexes

Domaines: Matériaux

Dalila Fedaoui, Yacine Bouhadja, Abdellah Kaiba, Philippe Guionneau, Jean-François Létard, et al.. Complexation of 2,6-bis(3-pyrazolyl)pyridine-bis(thiocyanato)iron(II) with a bridging 4,4'-bipyridine: A new example of a dinuclear spin crossover complex. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2008, 7, pp.1022-1026. ⟨10.1002/ejic.200700708⟩. ⟨hal-00260088⟩