Charge transfer phase transition with reversed thermal hysteresis loop in the mixed-valence Fe9[W(CN)8]6·xMeOH cluster

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Apr 4;50(26):3484-7. doi: 10.1039/c3cc48029a.

Abstract

A bimetallic pentadecanuclear cyanido-bridged {Fe9[W(CN)8]6 (MeOH)24}·xMeOH cluster of an Fe(II/III)-W(IV/V) mixed valence nature, reveals a reversible single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation, concomitant with metal-to-metal charge transfer between Fe and W ions. The dominance of (HS)Fe(II)-NC-W(V) units at a high temperature, and (HS)Fe(III)-NC-W(IV) units at a low temperature, leads to an unprecedented reversed thermal hysteresis loop in magnetic measurements.