Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.54, No.16, 7670-7672, 2015
Spin Transition and Structural Transformation in a Mononuclear Cobalt(II) Complex
A mononuclear compound, [Co-II(pyterpy)(2)](PF6)(2)-2CH(3)OH [2; pyterpy = 4'-(4 ''' pyridy1)-2,2':6',2 ''-terpyridine], shows a phase-transitioncoupled, abrupt spin transition with a 9 K wide hysteresis that can transform to a spin-crossover compound, [Co-II(p-yterpy)(2)](PF6)(2).2CH(2)Cl(2)-CH3OH (3).