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Mixed Azide and 5-(Pyrimidyl)tetrazole Bridged Co(II)/Mn(II) Polymers: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Ferroelectric and Magnetic Behavior

Sengupta, Oindrila and Mukherjee, Partha Sarathi (2010) Mixed Azide and 5-(Pyrimidyl)tetrazole Bridged Co(II)/Mn(II) Polymers: Synthesis, Crystal Structures, Ferroelectric and Magnetic Behavior. In: Inorganic Chemistry, 49 (18). pp. 8583-8590.

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Abstract

The reaction of pyrimidine-2-carbonitrile, NaN3 in the presence of Co(NO3)(2)center dot 6H(2)O or MnCl2 center dot 4H(2)O leads to the formation of complexes Co(pmtz)(mu(1,3)-N-3)(H2O)](n) (1) and Mn(pmtz)(mu(1,3)-N-3)(H2O)](n) (2) respectively, under hydrothermal condition pmtz =5-(pyrimidyl)tetrazolate]. These two complexes have been fully characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex 1 crystallizes in a non-centrosymmetric space group Aba2 in the orthorhombic system and is found to exhibit ferroelectric behavior, whereas complex 2 crystallizes in the P2(1)/c space group in the monoclinic system. Variable temperature magnetic characterizations in the temperature range of 2-300 K indicate that complex 1 is a canted antiferromagnet (weak ferromagnet) with T-c = 15.9 K. Complex 1 represents a unique example of a multiferroic coordination polymer containing tetrazole as a co-ligand. Complex 2 is a one-dimensional chain of Mn(II) bridged by a well-known antiferromagnetic coupler end-to-end azido ligand. In contrast to the role played by the end-to-end azido pathway in most of the transition metal complexes, complex 2 showed unusual ferromagnetic behavior below 40 K because of spin canting.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: Inorganic Chemistry
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Additional Information: Copyright of this article belongs to American Chemical Society.
Department/Centre: Division of Chemical Sciences > Inorganic & Physical Chemistry
Date Deposited: 28 Sep 2010 06:00
Last Modified: 28 Sep 2010 06:00
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/32475

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