Abstract
Four novel mononuclear tetrahedral cobalt(ii) complexes containing exocyclic mesoionic ligands of molecular formulae [CoII(L1)(X)2(MeCN)] X = Cl (1) or Br (2) and [CoII(L2)(X)2(MeCN)], X = Cl (3) or Br (4) have been reported. It is found that simple substitution of L1 (O donor in 1 and 2) by L2 (S donor in 3 and 4) results in switching of the single ion magnetic anisotropy parameter (D) from positive to negative, with a significant change in magnitude.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3739-3742 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Chemical Communications |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 4 2015 |
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