Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.47, No.18, 7960-7962, 2008
Structural and magnetic characterization of a mu-1,5-dicyanamide-bridged iron basic carboxylate [Fe3O(O2C(CH3)(3))(6)] 1D chain
We are reporting an unprecedented example of a mu-1,5-dicyanamide (dca)-bridged iron basic carboxylate, [Fe3O(O2C(CH3)(3))(6)], 1D chain. As revealed from X-ray determination, the Fe3O cores are arranged in a zigzag configuration along the chain and strictly aligned in the same plane. The chains are well-isolated by the bulky terf-butyl groups. Magnetic measurements showed that the Fe3O units are weakly antiferromagnetically coupled (J = -0.6 cm(-1)) through the dca ligand while possessing a well-isolated S = 1/2 spin ground state arising from competing antiferromagnetic interactions.