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  • Title: Anion doping as a probe of cooperativity in the molecular spin-crossover compound [FeL2][BF4]2 (L = 2,6-di{pyrazol-1-yl}pyridine).
    Author: Carbonera C, Kilner CA, Létard JF, Halcrow MA.
    Journal: Dalton Trans; 2007 Apr 07; (13):1284-92. PubMed ID: 17372643.
    Abstract:
    The complex dications in the cooperative spin-crossover compound [FeL(2)][BF(4)](2) (2,6-di(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine) pack through pi-pi interactions into a 2-D layered structure (a "terpyridine embrace" motif). The effects of doping the larger ClO(4)(-) ion into this lattice have been investigated. The bulk solids [FeL(2)][ClO(4)](x)[BF(4)](2-x) are isostructural with [FeL(2)][BF(4)](2) when x = 0.30 and 0.98, and isostructural with (structurally distinct) [FeL(2)][ClO(4)](2) when x = 1.89. When x = 1.68, powder samples are a mixture of both phases, but crystalline material adopts purely the ClO(4)(-) structure. Increasing the perchlorate content in the lattice for 0 < or =x< or = 1.68 causes a small decrease in T(1/2) and a narrowing of hysteresis in their spin-crossover, but with no significant reduction in cooperativity. It also leads to more pronounced decreases in DeltaH [by up to 3.2(5) kJ mol(-1)] and DeltaS [by up to 10(2) J mol(-1) K(-1)] for the transition by DSC. Single crystals of formula [FeL(2)][ClO(4)](y)[BF(4)](2-y) (y = 0.44 and 1.13) are isostructural with the pure BF(4)(-) salt. While their molecular structures are indistinguishable, the distances between cations in the lattice increase in the doped materials. Weakening of intermolecular pi-pi interactions between cations is the likely reason for the reduced enthalpy of spin-crossover as x increases. However, the biggest stuctural change is an increase in the spacing between the 2-D layers with increased ClO(4)(-). These results suggest that cooperativity in this material is transmitted within the terpyridine embrace layers.
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