%0 Journal Article
%A Peng, Yan
%A Mereacre, Valeriu
%A Anson, Christopher E.
%A Powell, Annie K.
%D 2018
%T Butterfly M2IIIEr2 (MIII = Fe and Al) SMMs: Synthesis, Characterization,
and Magnetic Properties
%U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Butterfly_M_sub_2_sub_sup_III_sup_Er_sub_2_sub_M_sup_III_sup_Fe_and_Al_SMMs_Synthesis_Characterization_and_Magnetic_Properties/6509483
%R 10.1021/acsomega.8b00550.s001
%2 https://ndownloader.figshare.com/files/11974451
%K dc
%K compound
%K OH
%K MeCN
%K Me-PhCO 2 H
%K relaxation
%K SMM
%K H 2 L
%K energy barrier height
%K Fe 2 Er 2
%K pmide
%K Et 3 N
%K Butterfly M 2 III Er 2
%K Al 2 Er 2
%K Me-PhCO 2
%K Er III ions
%X The
reaction of N-(2-pyridylmethyl)iminodiethanol
(H2L, pmide), FeCl2·4H2O or
AlCl3·6H2O with ErCl3·6H2O and p-Me-PhCO2H in the ratio
of 2:1:1:4 in the presence of Et3N in MeOH and MeCN yielded
compounds [Fe2Er2(μ3-OH)2(pmide)2(p-Me-PhCO2)6]·2MeCN (1) and [Al2Er2(μ3-OH)2(pmide)2(p-Me-PhCO2)6]·2MeCN (2). These two complexes are isostructural, possessing a planar butterfly
motif with the ErIII ions in the wingtip positions. Both
compounds show single molecule magnet (SMM) behavior. For the [Al2Er2] compound, the slow relaxation of the magnetization
under zero applied direct current (dc) field does not show maxima,
but the relaxation processes could be analyzed using an applied dc
field of 1000 Oe. In-depth alternating current measurements under
different dc fields on the [Fe2Er2] compound
reveals that the Fe–Fe and Fe–Er interactions speed
up the relaxation and decrease the energy barrier height of the SMM
in comparison with the [Al2Er2] case.
%I ACS Publications