Article,
Self-assembly of a supramolecular spin-crossover tetrahedron
Affiliations
- [1] Aarhus Univ, Dept Chem, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark [NORA names: AU Aarhus University; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD];
- [2] Univ Barcelona IN2UB, Inst Nanosci & Nanotechnol, Barcelona 08007, Spain [NORA names: Spain; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [3] INMA, CSIC, Plaza San Francisco S-N, Zaragoza 50009, Spain [NORA names: Spain; Europe, EU; OECD];
- [4] Univ Zaragoza, Plaza San Francisco S-N, Zaragoza 50009, Spain [NORA names: Spain; Europe, EU; OECD]
Abstract
A new mononuclear iron(ii) SCO compound featuring H-bonding donor and acceptor units has been synthesized and exploited to produce a purely supramolecular switchable [Fe4] tetrahedron. Magnetic and crystallographic measurements evidence a singular magnetic behavior for each of the four Fe(ii) centers of the generated architecture and underscore the potential of this strategy to develop novel SCO materials.