Ferromagnetic ordering and metamagnetism in malonate bridged 3D diamond-like and honeycomb-like networks: {[Cu(mal)(DMF)](n) and {[Cu(mal)(0.5pyz)]center dot H2O}(n) (mal = malonate dianion, DMF N,N-dimethylformamide, pyz = pyrazine)

Liu TF; Sun HL; Gao S; Zhang SW; Lau TC

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.42, No.16, 4792-4794, 2003

Liu TF, Sun HL, Gao S, Zhang SW, Lau TC

Two three-dimensional (3D) malonate bridged networks, [Cu(mal)(DMF)](n) (1) and {[Cu(mal)(0.5pyz)].H2O}(n) (2), have been synthesized in H2O-DMF solution. Compound 1 exhibits ferromagnetic ordering below 2.6 K (T-c), and 2 displays a metamagnetic behavior below 3.2 K (T-N).