An effective single crystal to single crystal transformation from a tetrahedral Ni cage to an FeNi cage was demonstrated. The iron(ii) centers of the FeNi cage can be induced to display spin crossover behaviors with an increasing amount of Fe(II) ions. The SCSC metal-center exchange provides a powerful approach to modify solid magnetic properties.
Two solvent-free polymorphs of a chiral iron(ii) complex have been obtained, and their polymorphism dependent spin-crossover and ferroelectric properties have been demonstrated. Polymorph I shows a gradual spin-crossover behavior, whereas polymorph II remains in a high-spin state but shows a typical ferroelectric feature.
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