Comparison of the Magnetic Anisotropy and Spin Relaxation Phenomenon of Dinuclear Terbium(III) Phthalocyaninato Single-Molecule Magnets Using the Geometric Spin Arrangement.

Herein we report the synthesis and characterization of a dinuclear TbIII single-molecule magnet (SMM) with two [TbPc2]0 units connected via a fused-phthalocyaninato ligand. The stable and robust complex [(obPc)Tb(Fused-Pc)Tb(obPc)] (1) was characterized by using synchrotron radiation measurements and other spectroscopic techniques (ESI-MS, FT-IR, UV). The magnetic couplings between the TbIII ions and the two π radicals present in 1 were explored by means of density functional theory (DFT). Direct and alternating current magnetic susceptibility measurements were conducted on magnetically diluted and nondiluted samples of 1, indicating this compound to be an SMM with improved properties compared to those of the well-known [TbPc2]-/0/+ and the axially symmetric dinuclear TbIII phthalocyaninato triple-decker complex (Tb2(obPc)3). Assuming that the probability of quantum tunneling of the magnetization (QTM) occurring in one TbPc2 unit is PQTM, the probability of QTM simultaneously occurring in 1 is PQTM2, meaning that QTM is effectively suppressed. Furthermore, nondiluted samples of 1 underwent slow magnetic relaxation times (τ ≈ 1000 s at 0.1 K), and the blocking temperature (TB) was determined to be ca. 16 K with an energy barrier for spin reversal (Ueff) of 588 cm-1 (847 K) due to D4d geometry and weak inter- and intramolecular magnetic interactions as an exchange bias (Hbias), reducing QTM. Four hyperfine steps were observed by micro-SQUID measurement. Furthermore, solution NMR measurements (one-dimensional, two-dimensional, and dynamic) were done on 1, which led to the determination of the high rotation barrier (83 ± 10 kJ/mol) of the obPc ligand. A comparison with previously reported TbIII triple-decker compounds shows that ambient temperature NMR measurements can indicate improvements in the design of coordination environments for SMMs. A large Ueff causes strong uniaxial magnetic anisotropy in 1, leading to a χax value (1.39 × 10-30 m3) that is larger than that for Tb2(obPc)3 (0.86 × 10-30 m3). Controlling the coordination environment and spin arrangement is an effective technique for suppressing QTM in TbPc2-based SMMs.

Tetranuclear Dysprosium(III) Quintuple-Decker Single-Molecule Magnet Prepared Using a π-Extended Phthalocyaninato Ligand with Two Coordination Sites.

The magnetic properties and spin relaxation processes of a tetranuclear dysprosium(III) fused phthalocyaninato (Pc4- ) quintuple-decker single-molecule magnet (SMM) (1) with non-equivalent octa-coordination geometries are reported. The structure of 1 is regarded as a dimer of Dy3+ -Pc triple-decker SMMs with different magnetic relaxation characteristics, corresponding to the octa-coordination geometry sites Dy1 with C4 symmetry (ϕ1 =23°) and Dy2 with D4d symmetry (ϕ2 =45°). In an Hdc of 1750 Oe and T range of 1.8-3.75 K, the quantum tunnelling of the magnetization was suppressed, and the direct process was enhanced. The effects of the coordination geometry on the spin relaxation phenomena are examined.

Elucidation of Dual Magnetic Relaxation Processes in Dinuclear Dysprosium(III) Phthalocyaninato Triple-Decker Single-Molecule Magnets Depending on the Octacoordination Geometry.

When applying single-molecule magnets (SMMs) to spintronic devices, control of the quantum tunneling of the magnetization (QTM) as well as a spin-lattice interactions are important. Attempts have been made to use not only coordination geometry but also magnetic interactions between SMMs as an exchange bias. In this manuscript, dinuclear dysprosium(III) (DyIII ) SMMs with the same octacoordination geometry undergo dual magnetic relaxation processes at low temperature. In the dinuclear DyIII phthalocyaninato (Pc2- ) triple-decker type complex [(Pc)Dy(ooPc)Dy(Pc)] (1) (ooPc2- =2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octakis(octyloxy)phthalocyaninato) with a square-antiprismatic (SAP) geometry, the ground state is divided by the Zeeman effect, and level intersection occurs when a magnetic field is applied. Due to the ground state properties of 1, since the Zeeman diagram where the levels intersect in an Hdc of 2500 Oe, two kinds of QTM and direct processes occur. However, dinuclear DyIII -Pc systems with C4 geometry, which have a twist angle (ϕ) of less than 45° do not undergo dual magnetic relaxation processes. From magnetic field and temperature dependences, the dual magnetic relaxation processes were clarified.

How Ions Arrange in Solution: Detailed Insight from NMR Spectroscopy of Paramagnetic Ion Pairs.

Ion pairing between the paramagnetic anion [Tb(obPc)2 ]- (obPc=2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octabutoxyphthalocyaninato), which has a very large magnetic anisotropy, with various diamagnetic counterions [P(Ph)4 ]+ (1 a), [As(Ph)4 ]+ (1 b), bis(triphenylphosphine)iminium ([PPN]+ , 1 c) and tetra-n-butylammonium ([TBA]+ , 1 d) was studied by means of 1 H, 13 C, 14 N, and 31 P NMR spectroscopy in solution at various temperatures. The influence of the paramagnetic anion on the NMR spectroscopy properties of the diamagnetic cations allowed a detailed insight into the distances and relative orientations of the paired ions. Isotropic tumbling models for the description of the quaternary cations are inaccurate, particularly for [TBA]+ with its flexible butyl chains. The effects of temperature and concentration were also assessed. The advantage of this technique is that relatively large distances and the orientation between molecules or ions in solution can be studied.

Ligand π-radical interaction with f-shell unpaired electrons in phthalocyaninato-lanthanoid single-molecule magnets: a solution NMR spectroscopic and DFT study.

The phthalocyaninato double-decker complexes [M(obPc)2 ](0) (M= Y(III) , Tb(III) , Dy(III) ; obPc=2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octabutoxyphthalocyaninato), along with their reduced ([M(obPc)2 ](-) [P(Ph)4 ](+) ; M=Tb(III) , Dy(III) ) and oxidized ([M(obPc)2 ](+) [SbCl6 ](-) (M=Y(III) , Tb(III) ) counterparts were studied with (1) H, (13) C and 2D NMR. From the NMR data of the neutral (i.e., with one unpaired electron in the ligands) and anionic Tb(III) complexes, along with the use of dispersion corrected DFT methods, it was possible to separate the metal-centered and ligand-centered contributions to the hyperfine NMR shift. These contributions to the (1) H and (13) C hyperfine NMR shifts were further analyzed in terms of pseudocontact and Fermi contact shifts. Furthermore, from a combination of NMR data and DFT calculations, we have determined the spin multiplicity of the neutral complexes [M(obPc)2 ](0) (M=Tb(III) and Dy(III) ) at room temperature. From the NMR data of the cationic Tb(III) complex, for which actually no experimental structure determination is available, we have analyzed the structural changes induced by oxidation from its neutral/anionic species and shown that the interligand distance decreases upon oxidation. The fast electron exchange process between the neutral and anionic Tb(III) double-decker complexes was also studied.

Fully electron-transferred donor/acceptor layered frameworks with TCNQ(2-).

In a series of two-dimensional layered frameworks constructed by two electron-donor (D) and one electron-acceptor (A) units (a D2A framework), two-electron transferred systems with D(+)2A(2-) were first synthesized as [{Ru2(R-PhCO2)4}2(TCNQRx)]·n(solv) (R = o-CF3, Rx = H2 (1), R = o-CF3, Rx = Me2 (2), R = o-CF3, Rx = F4 (3), R = o-Me, TCNQRx = BTDA-TCNQ (4), R = p-Me, TCNQRx = BTDA-TCNQ (5), where TCNQ is 7,7,8,8-tetracyano-p-quinodimethane and BTDA-TCNQ is bis[1,2,5]dithiazolotetracyanoquinodimethane). The D(+)2A(2-) system was synthesized by assembling D/A combinations of paddlewheel-type [Ru2(II,II)(R-PhCO2)4] complexes and TCNQRx that possibly caused a large gap between the HOMO of D and the LUMO of A (ΔEH-L(DA)). All compounds were paramagnetic because of quasi-isolated [Ru2(II,III)](+) units with weakly antiferromagnetically coupled S = 3/2 spins via diamagnetic TCNQRx(2-) and/or through the interlayer space. The ionic states of these compounds were determined using the HOMO/LUMO energies and redox potentials of the D and A components in the ionization diagram for ΔEH-L(DA) vs ΔE1/2(DA) (= E1/2(D) - E1/2(A); E1/2 = first redox potential) as well as by previously reported data for the D2A and DA series of [Ru2]/TCNQ, DCNQI materials. The boundary between the one-electron and the two-electron transferred ionic regimes (1e-I and 2e-I, respectively) was not characterized. Therefore, another diagram for ΔEH-L(DA) vs |(2)E1/2(A) - (1)E1/2(A)|, where (2)E1/2(A) and (1)E1/2(A) are the second and first redox potentials of TCNQRx, respectively, was used because the 2e-I regime is dependent on on-site Coulomb repulsion (U = |(2)E1/2(A) - (1)E1/2(A)|) of TCNQRx. This explained the oxidation states of 1-5 and the relationship between ΔEH-L(DA) and U and allowed us to determine whether the ionic regime was 1e-I or 2e-I. These diagrams confirm that a charge-oriented choice of building units is possible even when designing covalently bonded D2A framework systems.

α-Substituted Bis(octabutoxyphthalocyaninato)Terbium(III) Double-Decker Complexes: Preparation and Study of Protonation by NMR and DFT.

Synthesis of the anionic, α-substituted, bis(phthalocyaninato)Tb(III) complex [Tb(α-obPc)2](-) ([1](-)) (obPc = α-octabutoxyphthalocyaninato) leads to the isolation of its protonated form [1H](0). This complex was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), mass spectroscopy (MS), infrared (IR) and ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared (UV-vis-NIR) spectroscopy. Crystal structure analysis did not allow localization of the additional proton, which is probably attached to the meso-N atom or isoindole-N atom of the phthalocyaninato ligand. [1H](0) can easily be deprotonated or protonated, giving the corresponding anionic and cationic complexes. The three compounds [1H](0), [1](-), and [1HH](+) were studied by a combination of paramagnetic NMR experiments ((1)H, (13)C, variable-temperature measurements, two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance and DFT calculations (done on Y(III) analogues with octamethoxyphthalocyaninato ligands), for the purpose of elucidating the positions of the acidic protons and for understanding the structural changes of the coordination environment of the Tb ion induced by protonation.

First observation of a Kondo resonance for a stable neutral pure organic radical, 1,3,5-triphenyl-6-oxoverdazyl, adsorbed on the Au(111) surface.

We investigated spin states of stable neutral pure-organic radical molecules of 1,3,5-triphenyl-6-oxoverdazyl (TOV) and 1,3,5-triphenyl-6-thioxoverdazly (TTV) adsorbed on an Au(111) surface, which appears as a Kondo resonance because of spin-electron interaction. By using scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STS), a clear Kondo resonance was detected for the TOV molecule. However, no Kondo resonance was detected for TOV molecules with protrusions in the occupied state image and for TTV molecules. Spin-resolved DFT calculations showed that an unpaired π electron was delocalized over the adsorbed TOV molecule, which was the origin of the Kondo resonance. For the TOV molecules with protrusions, we proposed a model in which an additional H atom was attached to the TOV molecule. Calculations showed that, upon transfer of an electron to the verdazyl ring, the unpaired π electron disappeared, accounting for the absence of a Kondo resonance in the STS spectra. The absence of a Kondo resonance for the TTV molecule can be explained in a similar manner. In other words, electron transfer to the verdazyl ring occurs because of Au-S bond formation.

Controlling the dipole-dipole interactions between terbium(III) phthalocyaninato triple-decker moieties through spatial control using a fused phthalocyaninato ligand.

Using a fused phthalocyaninato ligand to control the spatial arrangement of Tb(III) moieties in Tb(III) single-molecule magnets (SMMs), we could control the dipole-dipole interactions in the molecules and prepared the first tetranuclear Tb(III) SMM complex. [Tb(obPc)2]Tb(Fused-Pc)Tb[Tb(obPc)2] (abbreviated as [Tb4]; obPc = 2,3,9,10,16,17,23,24-octabutoxyphthalocyaninato, Fused-Pc = bis{7(2),8(2),12(2),13(2),17(2),18(2)-hexabutoxytribenzo[g,l,q]-5,10,15,20-tetraazaporphirino}[b,e]benzenato). In direct-current magnetic susceptibility measurements, ferromagnetic interactions among the four Tb(3+) ions were observed. In [Tb4], there are two kinds of magnetic dipole-dipole interactions. One is strong interactions in the triple-decker moieties, which dominate the magnetic relaxations, and the other is the weak one through the fused phthalocyaninato (Pc) ligand linking the two triple-decker complexes. In other words, [Tb4] can be described as a weakly ferromagnetically coupled dimer of triple-decker Tb2(obPc)3 complexes with strong dipole-dipole interactions in the triple-decker moieties and weak ones through the fused phthalocyaninato ligand linking the two triple-decker complexes. For [Tb4], dual magnetic relaxation processes were observed similar to other dinuclear Tb(III)Pc complexes. The relaxation processes are due to the anisotropic centers. This is clear evidence that the magnetic relaxation mechanism depends heavily on the dipole-dipole (f-f) interactions between the Tb(3+) ions in the systems. Through a better understanding of the magnetic dipole-dipole interactions obtained in these studies, we have developed a new strategy for preparing Tb(III) SMMs. Our work shows that the SMM properties can be fine-tuned by introducing weak intermolecular magnetic interactions in a controlled SMM spatial arrangement.

Effect of f-f interactions on quantum tunnelling of the magnetization: mono- and dinuclear Dy(III) phthalocyaninato triple-decker single-molecule magnets with the same octacoordination environment.

The single-molecule magnet (SMM) behaviour of dinuclear Ln(III)-Pc triple-decker complexes (Dy(III)-Y(III): 1 and Dy(III)-Dy(III): 2) with the same octacoordination environment and slow magnetic relaxation behaviour were explained using X-ray crystallography and static and dynamic susceptibility measurements. In particular, interactions among the 4f electrons of dinuclear Dy(III)-Pc triple-decker type SMMs have never been discussed on the basis of the same octacoordination environment. Our results clearly show that the Dy(III) ion sites of 1 and 2 are equivalent, consistent with the crystal structure. 2 Exhibited ferromagnetic interaction between Dy(III) ions. This is clear evidence that the magnetic relaxation mechanism depends heavily on the dipole-dipole (f-f) interactions between the Dy(III) ions in the dinuclear systems. For both 1 and 2, quantum tunnelling of the magnetization (QTM) was observed. However, the magnetic relaxation time (τ) for 2 was one order of magnitude greater than that for 1, and single-component magnetic relaxation behaviour was explained. In other words, it is possible to use f-f interactions to increase τ by one order of magnitude.

A three-dimensional network of two-electron-transferred [Ru2]2TCNQ exhibiting anomalous conductance due to charge fluctuations.

A new D(2)A-type charge-transfer three-dimensional network with a charge distribution of [{Ru(2)}(δ+)-(BTDA-TCNQ(2δ-))-{Ru(2)}(δ+)] where δ ≈ 1, which exhibits a sudden decrease in electronic resistance, formed from the assembly of a paddlewheel diruthenium(II, II) complex ([Ru(2)]) as a donor (D) and bis(1,2,5-thiadiazolo)tetracyanoquinodimethane (BTDA-TCNQ) as an acceptor (A).