Structural and Magnetic Variations in a Family of Isoskeletal, Oximate-Bridged {MnIV2 MIII } Complexes (MIII =Mn, Gd, Dy).

The self-assembly reaction of MnCl2 ⋅4H2 O, acenaphthenequinone dioxime (acndH2 ) and NEt3 has yielded an unprecedented, linear {MnIV2 MnIII } complex with an S=5 spin ground state and non-SMM behavior. The targeted replacement of the central MnIII ion with GdIII and DyIII ions has successfully increased the S and turned on the SMM dynamics without affecting the core structure and the nature of the magnetic exchange interactions.