Switchable on-off spin-crossover properties of iron(ii) compounds by trimming intermolecular hydrogen bonds

Dalton Trans. 2020 Jan 28;49(4):998-1001. doi: 10.1039/c9dt04685b. Epub 2020 Jan 13.

Abstract

Reversible single crystal-to-single crystal transformations from [FeL2(NCS)2]·3MeOH (1·3MeOH, L = 2-(anthracen-10-yl)-1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline) to 1 and 1·2H2O were reported, which were accompanied by on-off switching of the spin-crossover properties.