A rectangular Ni-Fe cluster with unusual cyanide bridges

Dalton Trans. 2012 Oct 7;41(37):11270-2. doi: 10.1039/c2dt31152f. Epub 2012 Aug 14.

Abstract

An asymmetric polycyanide iron complex, K(2)[Fe(III)(L1)(CN)(4)](MeOH) (HL1 = 2,2'-(1H-pyrazole-3,5-diyl)bis-pyridine), was synthesized and its complexation compatibility with nickel ions was examined. Two kinds of enantiomeric nickel-iron squares were obtained in the presence of a chiral bidentate capping ligand. The compounds display unusual cyanide bridge geometry and have ferromagnetic interactions between nickel and iron ions.