Abrupt spin transition in a modified-terpyridine cobalt(ii) complex with a highly-distorted [CoN6] core

Manabu Nakaya, Ryo Ohtani, Jong Won Shin, Masaaki Nakamura, Leonard F. Lindoy, Shinya Hayami

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Abstract

The cobalt(ii) complex incorporating π-conjugated substituent, [Co(Naph-C2-terpy)2](BF4)2 (1; Naph-C2-terpy = 4′-(2-naphthoxy(ethoxy))-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine), exhibits an abrupt spin transition (ST) behavior (cooperative factor C = 0.91) while its solvated product, 1·2MeOH, shows gradual spin crossover (SCO) behavior (C = 0.49). Single crystal X-ray structural analyses demonstrated that the octahedral coordination core [CoN6] in 1 shows larger distortion in both high-spin and low-spin states than solvated 1·2MeOH or another two derivatives, [Co(R-terpy)2](BF4)2 (R = 2-naphthyl (2), 9-anthracenyl (3)). The respective distortion parameters (Σ) are compared with those for previously reported SCO cobalt(ii) compounds. The highly-distorted [CoN6] core in 1 (Σ = 126 in the HS state and 101.6 in the LS state) was stabilized by strong intermolecular interactions and observed an abrupt ST behaviour.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13809-13814
Number of pages6
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume47
Issue number39
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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