Cyanide-bridged Fe(III)-Co(II) bis double zigzag chains with a slow relaxation of the magnetisation

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Aug 7:(15):1850-1. doi: 10.1039/b302182n.

Abstract

Reaction of [Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)4]- with fully solvated M(II) cations [M = Co (1) and Mn (2)] produces the isostructural bis double zigzag chains [[Fe(III)(bipy)(CN)4]2M(II)(H2O)] x MeCN x (1/2)H2O; 1 exhibits intrachain ferromagnetic and interchain antiferromagnetic couplings, slow magnetic relaxation and hysteresis effects.