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Custom Coordination Environments for Lanthanoids: Tripodal Ligands Achieve Near-Perfect Octahedral Coordination for Two Dysprosium-Based Molecular Nanomagnets.

Kwang Soo LimJosé J BaldovíShang-Da JiangBong Ho KooDong Won KangWoo Ram LeeEui Kwan KohAlejandro Gaita-AriñoEugenio CoronadoMichael SlotaLapo BoganiChang Seop Hong
Published in: Inorganic chemistry (2017)
Controlling the coordination sphere of lanthanoid complexes is a challenging critical step toward controlling their relaxation properties. Here we present the synthesis of hexacoordinated dysprosium single-molecule magnets, where tripodal ligands achieve a near-perfect octahedral coordination. We perform a complete experimental and theoretical investigation of their magnetic properties, including a full single-crystal magnetic anisotropy analysis. The combination of electrostatic and crystal-field computational tools (SIMPRE and CONDON codes) allows us to explain the static behavior of these systems in detail.
Keyphrases
  • single molecule
  • atomic force microscopy
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  • molecular dynamics simulations
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