Phthalocyanine-Based Single-Component Molecular Conductor [Mn(III)(Pc)(CN)]2O

Inorg Chem. 2016 Aug 1;55(15):7314-6. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00678. Epub 2016 Jul 18.

Abstract

A new manganese complex, [Mn(Pc)(CN)]2O, was prepared by an electrocrystallization method. This material is a single-component molecular conductor that displays semiconducting behavior with room temperature conductivity of 4.5 × 10(-3) S cm(-1). Furthermore, we observed negative magnetoresistance at room temperature due to interaction between conduction π electrons and localized d spins. X-ray structural analysis and IR absorption spectroscopy indicated structural disorder. The magnetic susceptibility measurements suggested the unequal spin states of two manganese atoms owing to this structural disorder.