A novel 3D cyano-bridged mixed-valence CoII/CoIII canted antiferromagnet constructed from defective cubanes. Synthesis, X-ray structure and magnetic properties

Dalton Trans. 2007 Jun 7:(21):2145-9. doi: 10.1039/b618479k. Epub 2007 Apr 16.

Abstract

The hydrothermal reaction of 2-pyrimidine-carboxamide, CoCl2.6H(2)O and K3[Co(CN)6] affords a novel mixed-valence Co(II)/Co(III) 3D complex K[Co3(CN)6(ox)(H(2)O)2].H2O, which contains cyano-bridged Co(7) defective cubanes connected by oxalate and cyanide bridging groups and behaves as a canted antiferromagnet with Tc = 17.5 K.