Cooperativity in spin crossover materials as ligand's responsibility - investigations of the Fe(II)-1,3-bis((1H-tetrazol-1-yl)methyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane system

Author(s)
Christian Knoll, Danny Müller, Marco Seifried, Gerald Giester, Jan M. Welch, Werner Artner, Klaudia Hradil, Michael Reissner, Peter Weinberger
Abstract

Criteria for a technologically relevant spin crossover (SCO) material include temperature and abruptness. A series of Fe(ii) - 1,3-bis((1H-tetrazol-1-yl)methyl)bicyclo[1.1.1]pentane SCO complexes with various anions (BF4-, ClO4-, and PF6-) designed using a structure-property based concept is reported. All complexes feature abrupt SCO-behavior with T-1/2 between 170 K and 187 K. These materials demonstrate that without stabilizing the effects of incorporated solvents or a hydrogen bond-network, the observed cooperativity during high-spin-low-spin transition is anion independent and originates only from the rigidity and internal strain of the propellane-moiety in the ligand. Spectroscopy and structural investigations of these materials are supported by quantum chemical calculations.

Organisation(s)
Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
External organisation(s)
Technische Universität Wien
Journal
Dalton Transactions
Volume
47
Pages
5553-5557
No. of pages
5
ISSN
1477-9226
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/c8dt00781k
Publication date
04-2018
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104015 Organic chemistry, 104017 Physical chemistry, 105113 Crystallography
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Inorganic Chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/8cb234c1-8d8e-488d-a81c-e263341e7d96