Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.131, No.42, 15100-15100, 2009
Templating Odd Numbered Magnetic Rings: Oxovanadium Heptagons Sandwiched by beta-Cyclodextrins
The oxovanadium heptagons sandwiched by beta-cyclodextrins showed stepped magnetization curves, which were characteristic of level crossings of spin sublevels. Doubly degenerate ground Kramers' doublets split into two spin states, and the splitting energy gaps depend upon ring distortions.