A tetravalent praseodymium complex with field-induced slow magnetic relaxation

Tianjiao Xue; You-Song Ding; Zhiping Zheng

doi:10.1039/d4dt00052h

A tetravalent praseodymium complex with field-induced slow magnetic relaxation

Dalton Trans. 2024 Mar 26;53(13):5779-5783. doi: 10.1039/d4dt00052h.

Authors

Tianjiao Xue^{1

2}, You-Song Ding^{1

2}, Zhiping Zheng^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China. dingys@sustech.edu.cn.
² Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518055, China.

PMID: 38482700
DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00052h

Abstract

Herein the synthesis, structural characterization, and magnetic properties of a Pr(IV) complex [Pr(OSiPh₃)₄(L)] (1, L = 4,4'-dimethoxy-2,2'-bipyridine) are reported. The stability of the Pr(IV) complex significantly enhanced with the use of the bidentate ligand L. Slow magnetic relaxation was observed at low temperatures, indicating that the complex may be the first single-ion magnet with a tetravalent lanthanide ion being the magnetic center.