A "cation-less" oxalate-based ferromagnet formed by neutral bimetallic layers: {[Co(H2O)2]3[Cr(ox)3]2(18-crown-6)2}(infinity) (ox = oxalate dianion; 18-crown-6 = C12H24O6)

Eugenio Coronado; José R Galan-Mascarós; Carlos Martí-Gastaldo

doi:10.1021/ic700808h

A "cation-less" oxalate-based ferromagnet formed by neutral bimetallic layers: {[Co(H2O)2]3[Cr(ox)3]2(18-crown-6)2}(infinity) (ox = oxalate dianion; 18-crown-6 = C12H24O6)

Inorg Chem. 2007 Oct 1;46(20):8108-10. doi: 10.1021/ic700808h. Epub 2007 Sep 8.

Authors

Eugenio Coronado¹, José R Galan-Mascarós, Carlos Martí-Gastaldo

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia y Fundación General de la Universidad de Valencia, Polígono de la Coma s/n, 46980 Paterna, Spain. eugenio.coronado@uv.es

PMID: 17824696
DOI: 10.1021/ic700808h

Abstract

Neutral layers of the bimetallic oxalate complex {[Co(H2O)2]3[Cr(ox)3]2}infinity are formed in the presence of a crown ether and stabilized by hydrogen bonding. The resulting soluble ferromagnet orders at Tc = 7.4 K.