Direct monitoring of spin transitions in a dinuclear triple-stranded helicate iron(II) complex through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

Li Li, Alexander R. Craze, Ryohei Akiyoshi, Asami Tsukiashi, Shinya Hayami, Outi Mustonen, Mohan M. Bhadbhade, Saroj Bhattacharyya, Christopher E. Marjo, Yun Wang, Leonard F. Lindoy, Janice R. Aldrich-Wright, Feng Li

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Abstract

A dinuclear helical iron(ii) complex of a new ditopic thiazolylimine ligand (L) has been synthesised via supramolecular assembly. The resulting dinuclear helical cylinder [Fe2L3].4BF4 was investigated by variable temperature X-ray crystallography, ESI high resolution mass spectrometry, CHN analysis, FT-IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The nature of the spin transition was investigated by magnetic susceptibility measurements, and confirmed by VT-SCXRD and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. [Fe2L3].4BF4 displays a complete spin transition with a gradual-abrupt character at T1/2 = 348 K and represents a new example of a dinuclear iron(ii) complex exhibiting a spin transition at high temperature. Both VT-SCXRD and XPS measurements show excellent correlation with the magnetic susceptibility experiments, demonstrating the power of XPS not just to confirm, but also to clearly follow the spin-state transition in Fe(ii) SCO complexes.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2543-2548
Number of pages6
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume47
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Keywords

  • crystallography
  • iron
  • magnetic susceptibility
  • mass spectrometry
  • photoelectrons

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