Synthesis and magnetic properties of a 1-D helical chain derived from a Nickel-Sodium Schiff base complex

Salicylaldimines: Formation via Ring Contraction and Synthesis of Mono- and Heterobimetallic Alkali Metal Heterocubanes

The formation of salicylaldimine derivatives via ring contraction as byproducts in 2-aminotropone syntheses has been investigated. Salicylaldiminate (SAI) complexes of the alkali metals Li-K have been synthesized and transformed into heterobimetallic complexes. Important findings include an unusual double heterocubane structure of the homometallic sodium SAI, an unprecedented ligand-induced E/Z isomerization of the aldimine functional group in the homometallic potassium SAI, and the first example of a structurally authenticated mixed-metal SAI based on s-block central atoms. Rapid equilibria have been shown to play a crucial role in the solution phase chemistry of mixed-metal SAIs. Analytical techniques applied in this work include (heteronuclear) NMR spectroscopy, VT- and DOSY NMR spectroscopy, high-resolution mass spectrometry, single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, and DFT calculations.

Synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of six transition metal phosphonates

Six new complexes have been quantificationally investigated for magnetic properties. There are abundant water molecules existing in the complexes with different aggregation modes.

Heteronuclear Ni(ii)–Ln(iii) (Ln = La, Pr, Tb, Dy) complexes: synthesis and single-molecule magnet behaviour

The crystal structures are reported for three heterometallic Ni₂Ln and a Ni₂Dy₂ complex, using the Schiff base ligand 2-methoxy-6-[(E)-phenyliminomethyl] phenol. Detailed dc and ac magnetic susceptibility studies were reported for all the complexes. The complexes 3 and 4 shows frequency dependent out-of-phase susceptibility signals.

Probing the magnetic and magnetothermal properties of M(ii)–Ln(iii) complexes (where M(ii) = Ni or Zn; Ln(iii) = La or Pr or Gd)

We report the crystal structures of Ni(ii)–Ln(iii) (where Ln = Gd or Pr) complexes and their suitably substituted diamagnetic analogues. Magnetic characterization revealed the nature of the magnetic exchange interactions and the magnetothermal properties.