Nitrile-rich coordination polymer (1)(∞){[Fe(CH(3)CN)(4)(pyrazine)](ClO(4))(2)} exhibiting a HS ⇆ LS transition

Inorg Chem. 2010 Dec 20;49(24):11267-9. doi: 10.1021/ic102040y. Epub 2010 Nov 15.

Abstract

In a 1D network of (1)(∞){[Fe(CH(3)CN)(4)(pyrazine)](ClO(4))(2)}, the presence of four neutral nitrile molecules besides the pyrazine donors in the first coordination sphere of iron(II) allows one to achieve a ligand field strength appropriate for the "spin-crossover" occurrence.