A (NdCuII)-Cu-III molecular material with a honeycomb-like structure

Daiguebonne C; Guillou O; Kahn ML; Kahn O; Oushoorn RL; Boubekeur K

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.40, No.1, 176-178, 2001

Daiguebonne C, Guillou O, Kahn ML, Kahn O, Oushoorn RL, Boubekeur K

The first two-dimensional molecular material Nd(III)-Cu(II) has been synthesized by reaction in DMF of [Cu(opba)](2-) and Nd3+. The compound {Nd-2[Cu(opba)(0.5)(ox)](3). 9DMF}.4.5DMF has been structurally characterized. Its crystalline structure can be described as the superposition of honeycomb-like molecular motifs. This material exhibits a quasi nonmagnetic ground state at low temperature.