Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.46, No.21, 8481-8483, 2007
Ferrimagnetic Fe-III-Mn-III zigzag chain formed by a new mer-positioned iron(III) cyanide precursor
A new cyanide-bearing molecular precursor, mer-[Fe(pzcq)(CN)(3)](-) (1), and a zigzag chain, [Fe(pzcq)(CN)(3)][Mn(salen)]center dot 4H(2)O (2), were prepared and characterized in terms of structure and magnetism. Magnetic data reveal that intrachain antiferromagnetic couplings via cyanide ligands in 2 are clearly operating, resulting in a ferrimagnetic nature.