Multifunctional mononuclear bisthienylethene-cobalt(II) complexes: structures, slow magnetic relaxation and photochromic behavior.

Based on two new bisthienylethenes containing N,O-donor binding sites, 2-(2-hydroxy-5-bromo-phenyl)-4,5-bis(2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl))-1H-imidazole (BrLH) and 2-(2-hydroxy-5-diethylphosphono-phenyl)-4,5-bis(2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl))-1H-imidazole (PLH), multifunctional mononuclear complexes Co(BrL)2·3CH3OH (1) and Co(PL)2·2CH3OH (2) have been synthesized and characterized by crystallographic analysis. In the molecular structures of 1 and 2, the Co(II) ion adopts a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry, and is coordinated by two nonequivalent bisthienylethene molecules (BrL− in 1, PL− in 2), showing non-photoactive parallel and photoactive antiparallel conformations, respectively. Compounds 1 and 2 show a distinct distortion of Co(II) coordination geometry, with bond angles of N­Co­N = 112.71(12)° and O­Co­O = 99.87(11)° for 1 and N­Co­N = 119.93(12)° and O­Co­O = 107.31(13)° for 2. Thus, 1 and 2 revealed different magnetic behaviors, which are demonstrated by the χMT vs. T plots, and the frequency dependence of the χ'M and χ''M signals at low temperature. Besides the field-induced slow magnetic relaxation, both 1 and 2 also showed photochromic behavior. Upon irradiation with 360 nm light for 1 and 343 nm light for 2, their CH2Cl2­CH3CN solutions could change color from being nearly colorless to blue purple. It was demonstrated that the substituent groups of Br atom and ­PO(OEt)2 in 1 and 2, respectively, could significantly influence their crystal structures, magnetic relaxations and photochromic properties.

A mononuclear cobalt(II)-dithienylethene complex showing slow magnetic relaxation and photochromic behavior.

Mononuclear complex Co(hpbdti)2·3CH3OH (1) was synthesized [hpbdtiH = 2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-bis(2,5-dimethyl(3-thienyl))-1H-imidazole], showing multiple-step field-induced slow magnetic relaxation behaviors, and photochromic properties in CH2Cl2-CH3CN solution.

Mononuclear lanthanide complexes incorporating an anthracene group: structural modification, slow magnetic relaxation and multicomponent fluorescence emissions in Dy compounds.

Four mononuclear lanthanide complexes, [Ln(hfac)3(depma)(H2O)] [Ln(III) = Dy (1), Gd (2)], [Dy(hfac)3(depma)2]2·H2O (3) and [Gd(hfac)3(depma)2]·2H2O (4), have been obtained (hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate, depma = 9-diethylphosphonomethyl anthracene) by using one (for 1 and 2) or two (for 3 and 4) depma molecules to substitute coordination water molecules of Ln(hfac)3(H2O)2. It was found that the number of introduced depma ligands can modify the coordination geometry of Ln(iii) ions, showing a distorted biscapped triangular prism geometry in isostructural 1 and 2 and a distorted square-antiprismatic geometry in 3 and 4. Magnetic studies reveal that both 1 and 3 show field-induced slow magnetic relaxation under the applied dc field of 1000 Oe. The solid-state fluorescence measurements indicate the presence of multicomponent emissions in 1 and 3, including ligand-centered (LC) emissions from hfac and depma, and yellow emission from Dy(III) ions and only ligand-centered (LC) emissions in 2 and 4.

Phosphonates containing 8-hydroxyquinoline moiety and their metal complexes: structures, fluorescent and magnetic properties.

Two kinds of solid-state structures of 5-phosphonomethyl-8-hydroxyquinoline (5pm8hqH3) have been obtained, namely 1·HCl·H2O and 1·H2O, involving different hydrogen bonds and/or aromatic stacking interactions. As a derivative of 5pm8hqH3, 5-phosphonomethyl-8-(carboxymethoxy)quinoline (5pm8cmoqH3) was synthesized. Based on 5pm8hqH3 and 5pm8cmoqH3, three new metal phosphonates have been hydrothermally prepared, including Zn(5pm8hqH)(H2O)·H2O (2), Cu(5pm8cmoqH)·2H2O (3) and Fe(5pm8cmoqH) (4), exhibiting layered structures for 2 and 4, and a three-dimensional open framework for 3. The 8-hydroxyquinoline moieties in 1·H2O and 2-4 exhibit three kinds of interesting aromatic stacking modes, including pyridine ring-pyridine ring stacking between a pair of moieties, double benzene ring-pyridine ring stacking between a pair of moieties and alternating benzene ring-benzene ring and pyridine ring-pyridine ring stacking among a number of moieties in the layered structure. The solid-state fluorescence measurements indicate the emissions of 1·HCl·H2O and 1·H2O are significantly different due to their distinct packing structures. Compound 2 exhibits both ligand-centered (LC) and ligand-to-metal charge transition (LMCT) emissions. Magnetic studies reveal dominant antiferromagnetic interactions in 3 and 4.