Pentanuclear, cyanide-bridged clusters [M(tmphen)2]3[M'(CN)6]2 (M/M' = Zn/Cr (1), Zn/Fe (2), Fe/Fe (3), Fe/Co (4), and Fe/Cr (5); tmphen = 3,4,7,8-tetramethyl-1,10-phenanthroline) were prepared by combining [M'III(CN)6]3- anions with mononuclear complexes of MII ions with two capping tmphen ligands. The clusters consist of a trigonal bipyramidal (TBP) core with three MII ions in the equatorial positions and two M'III ions in the axial positions. Compounds 1-4 are isostructural and crystallize in the monoclinic space group P21/c. Complex 5 crystallizes in the enantiomorphic space group P3221. The magnetic properties of compounds 1 and 2 reflect the contributions of the individual [CrIII(CN)6]3- and [FeIII(CN)6]3- ions. The FeII ions in compounds 3 and 4 exhibit a gradual, temperature-induced spin transition between high spin (HS) and low spin (LS), as determined by the combination of Mössbauer spectroscopy, magnetic measurements, and single-crystal X-ray studies. The investigation of compound 5 by these methods and by IR spectroscopy indicates that cyanide linkage isomerism occurs during cluster formation. The magnetic behavior of 5 is determined by weak ferromagnetic coupling between the axial CrIII centers mediated by the equatorial diamagnetic FeII ions. Mössbauer spectra collected in the presence of a high applied field have allowed, for the first time, the direct experimental observation of uncompensated spin density at diamagnetic metal ions that bridge paramagnetic metal ions.
Reactions between [M‘III(CN)6]3- anions (M‘ = Co, Cr, or Fe) and mononuclear complexes of MII ions (M = Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, or Zn) produce a family of pentanuclear clusters {[M(tmphen)2]3[M‘(CN)6]2]}. The core of the clusters is formed by five metal ions that are bridged through six CN- linkers into a trigonal bipyramid, with M and M‘ ions occupying equatorial and axial positions of the bipyramid, respectively. Three of the CN- ligands from each M‘ center remain terminal and point toward the outside of the cluster, along the trigonal axes. Studies of magnetic coupling in the {[M(tmphen)2]3[Cr(CN)6]2]} family of clusters revealed a similarity between the observed magnetic exchange constants and the values estimated for the molecule-based magnets of the Prussian blue family. The type of the magnetic exchange varies across the series, changing from antiferromagnetic for M = Cr and Mn to ferromagnetic for M = Co and Ni. Complexes {[M(tmphen)2]3[Co(CN)6]2]}, which contain diamagnetic CoIII ions in the axial positions, serve as convenient model compounds for an accurate assessment of the magnetic parameters for the equatorial M ions in the absence of magnetic interactions. The {[Co(tmphen)2]3[Cr(CN)6]2]} cluster exhibits cyanide linkage isomerism, the relative amount of which depends on the synthetic conditions.
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