A rare all-Mn2+ decametallic cage from distorted face-sharing cubes

Constantina Papatriantafyllopoulou, Catherine P. Raptopoulou, Albert Escuer, Constantinos J. Milios

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Abstract

The preparation and crystal structure of a decametallic MnII carboxylate cluster containing neutral 2-pyridinealdoxime, (py)C(H)NOH, and its anion, (py)C(H)NO-, is reported. The reaction between Mn(O2CPh)2 · 2H2O and (py)C(H)NOH in CH2Cl2, in the presence of NH4PF6, produces the complex [Mn10(O2CPh)12{(py)C(H)CNO}6 {(py)C(H)NOH}2](PF6)2 · 2.6CH2Cl2 · 1.3H2O (1 · 2.6CH2Cl2 · 1.3H2O) in good yield. The cationic complex consists of ten MnII ions assembled together by four η1134 and two η1123 oximato(-1) ligands, and four η123PhCO2 - ligands to form an unprecedented {MnII10 (μ -OR)4 (μ - OR)23 - OR)4}10 + core, where R = PhCO and R′ = (py)C(H)N. Peripheral ligation is provided by a combination of bridging benzoates and chelating (py)C(H)NOH ligands. Dc magnetic susceptibility studies reveal the presence of dominant antiferromagnetic interactions leading to a spin ground-state of ST = 0. A survey of the ternary MnII / RCO2- / (py) C (H) NOH reaction system is attempted with comparisons to previously reported complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)61-68
Number of pages8
JournalInorganica Chimica Acta
Volume360
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 2-Pyridinealdoxime complexes
  • Crystal structures
  • Decametallic clusters
  • Magnetochemistry
  • Manganese(II) polynuclear complexes

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