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A tetranuclear CrIIINiII3 cyano-bridged complex based on M(tacn) derivative building blocks
Rebilly, Jean-Noel,Catala, Laure,Riviere, Eric,Guillot, Regis,Wernsdorfer, Wolfgang,Mallah, Talal
, p. 8194 - 8196 (2005)
The reaction of Cr(Bztacn)(CN)3 (Bztacn is 1,4,7-trisbenzyl-1,4, 7-triazacyclononane) with Ni(iPrtacn)Cl2 (iPrtacn is 1,4,7-trisisopropyl-1,4,7-triazacyclononane) affords a CrNi3 tetranuclear complex. Variable temperature and magnetization versus field measurements show a S = 9/2 ground state and an appreciable magnetic anisotropy with a negative D9/2 value equal to -0.54 cm-1. Magnetization studies on one single crystal using a micro-SQUID show a fast tunneling process at zero field at very low temperature.
