Synthesis and characterisation of a mixed-valence Mn13 complex with S6 symmetry by using 2-phenoxybenzoate

Alan Ferguson; Katrina Thomson; Andrew Parkin; Paul Cooper; Constantinos J Milios; Euan K Brechin; Mark Murrie

doi:10.1039/b615856k

Synthesis and characterisation of a mixed-valence Mn13 complex with S6 symmetry by using 2-phenoxybenzoate

Dalton Trans. 2007 Feb 21:(7):728-30. doi: 10.1039/b615856k. Epub 2006 Dec 18.

Authors

Alan Ferguson¹, Katrina Thomson, Andrew Parkin, Paul Cooper, Constantinos J Milios, Euan K Brechin, Mark Murrie

Affiliation

¹ WestCHEM, Department of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, University Avenue, Glasgow, UKG12 8QQ.

PMID: 17279242
DOI: 10.1039/b615856k

Abstract

The synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of [Mn(13)O(8)(OEt)6(O(2)CC(6)H(4)OPh)12] are reported as the first example of a high nuclearity manganese complex with 2-phenoxybenzoate: the complex possesses S6 symmetry and an S = 11/2 ground state.