Constructing CrIII-centered heterometallic complexes: [Ni II6CrIII] and [Co II6CrIII] wheels†
Abstract
The solvothermal reaction between Cr(acac)3, MCl2·6H2O (M = Ni, Co) and 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-6-phenyl-pyridine-3-amidoxime (H2L), under basic conditions, led to the synthesis of the heterometallic heptanuclear clusters [MII6Cr(HLzw)6(HL)6]·3Cl (M = Ni, 1; Co, 2), with the nickel analogue displaying an S = 9/2 spin ground-state.