Field-Induced Slow Magnetic Relaxation of a Six-Coordinate Mononuclear Manganese(II) and Cobalt(II) Oxamate Complexes.

Two air-stable, isostructural, mononuclear six-coordinate manganese(II) and cobalt(II) oxamate complexes, [(4-HOpa)(HO)] [4-HOpa = -4-hydroxyphenyloxamate; = Mn () or Co ()], exhibit field-induced slow magnetic relaxation. A bottleneck process is observed throughout the temperature range of 2-20 K for , while for , it dominates only at low temperatures (2-4 K). Additionally, the Raman process [ = 6.

Magnetic poles determinations and robustness of memory effect upon solubilization in a Dy(III)-based single ion magnet.

The [Dy(tta)3(L)] complex behaves as a single ion magnet both in its crystalline phase and in solution. Experimental and theoretical magnetic anisotropy axes perfectly match and lie along the most electro-negative atoms of the coordination sphere. Both VSM and MCD measurements highlight the robustness of the complex, with persistence of the memory effect even in solution up to 4 K.

Difluorodioxophosphate-based hollow hexanuclear lanthanide(III) clusters decorated with tetrathiafulvalene ligands.

The galvanostatic reaction of the [4,5-bis(2-pyridyl-N-oxidemethylthio)]-4',5'-methyldithiotetrathiafulvalene ligand with lanthanide ions in the presence of hexafluorophosphate (PF6(-)) anions afforded the highest-nuclearity lanthanide clusters decorated by tetrathiafulvalene-based ligands thanks to the original partial hydrolysis of the PF6(-) anions in difluorodioxophosphate (PO2F2(-)) bridging ligands.