Crystal structure of bis-{5-(4-chloro-phen-yl)-3-[6-(1-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl]-1-1,2,4-triazol-1-ido}nickel(II) methanol disolvate.

The unit cell of the title compound, [Ni(CHClN)]·2CHOH, consists of a neutral complex and two methanol mol-ecules. In the complex, the two tridentate 2-(3-(4-chloro-phen-yl)-1-1,2,4-triazol-5-yl)-6-(1-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine ligands coordinate to the central Ni ion through the N atoms of the pyrazole, pyridine and triazole groups, forming a pseudo-octa-hedral coordination sphere. Neighbouring tapered mol-ecules are linked through weak C-H(pz)⋯π(ph) inter-actions into monoperiodic chains, which are further linked through weak C-H⋯N/C inter-actions into diperiodic layers.

Crystal structure of polymeric bis-(3-amino-1-pyrazole)-cadmium diiodide.

The reaction of cadmium iodide with 3-amino-pyrazole (3-apz) in ethano-lic solution leads to tautomerization of the ligand and the formation of crystals of the title compound, -poly[[di-iodido-cadmium(II)]-bis-(μ-3-amino-1-pyrazole)-κ : ;κ : ], [CdI(CHN)] or [CdI(3-apz)] . Its asymmetric unit consists of a half of a Cd cation, an iodide anion and a 3-apz mol-ecule. The Cd cations are coordinated by two iodide anions and two 3-apz ligands, generating -CdNI octa-hedra, which are linked into chains by pairs of the bridging ligands.

Rotational order-disorder and spin crossover behaviour in a neutral iron(II) complex based on asymmetrically substituted large planar ionogenic ligand.

Octahedrally coordinated spin crossover (SCO) Fe complexes represent an important class of switchable molecular materials. This study presents the synthesis and characterisation of a novel complex, [Fe(ppt-2Fph)]·2MeOH, where ppt-2Fph is a new asymmetric ionogenic tridentate planar ligand 2-(5-(2-fluorophenyl)-4-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl)-6-(1-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine. The complex exhibits a hysteretic thermally induced SCO transition at 285 K on cooling and at 293 K on heating, as well as light induced excited spin state trapping (LIESST) at lower temperatures with a relaxation (LIESST) temperature of 73 K.

Crystal structure of polymeric bis-(3-amino-1-pyrazole)-cadmium dibromide.

The reaction of cadmium bromide tetra-hydrate with 3-amino-pyrazole (3-apz) in ethano-lic solution leads to tautomerization of the ligand and the formation of crystals of the title compound, -poly[[di-bromido-cadmium(II)]-bis-(μ-3-amino-1-pyrazole)-κ : ;κ : ], [CdBr(CHN)] or [CdBr(3-apz)]. Its asymmetric unit consists of a half of a Cd cation, a bromide anion and a 3-apz mol-ecule. The Cd cations are coordinated by two bromide anions and two 3-apz ligands, generating -CdNBr octa-hedra, which are linked into chains by pairs of the bridging ligands.

Design and Processing as Ultrathin Films of a Sublimable Iron(II) Spin Crossover Material Exhibiting Efficient and Fast Light-Induced Spin Transition.

Materials based on spin crossover (SCO) molecules have centered the attention in molecular magnetism for more than 40 years as they provide unique examples of multifunctional and stimuli-responsive materials, which can be then integrated into electronic devices to exploit their molecular bistability. This process often requires the preparation of thermally stable SCO molecules that can sublime and remain intact in contact with surfaces. However, the number of robust sublimable SCO molecules is still very scarce.