Constructing an unprecedented {MnII38} matryoshka doll with a [Mn18(CO3)9] inorganic core and magnetocaloric effect

Chem Commun (Camb). 2021 Mar 18;57(22):2732-2735. doi: 10.1039/d0cc07884k. Epub 2021 Feb 25.

Abstract

An unprecedented inner [Mn18(CO3)9] inorganic core and [Mn20] metal-organic periphery compose a high-nuclearity homometallic single-valent {MnII38} molecular aggregate with a [Mn6] ⊂ [Mn12] ⊂ [Mn8] ⊂ [Mn12] matryoshka doll-like skeleton that displays a significant magnetocaloric effect (MCE).