Issue 27, 2020

Reversible thermo-induced spin crossover in a mononuclear cis-dicyanamido-cobalt(ii) complex containing a macrocyclic tetradentate ligand

Abstract

We present a unique investigation of a mononuclear cis-dicyanamido-cobalt(II) complex, [Co(L)(N(CN)2)2] (1) (L = N,N′-di-tert-butyl-2,11-diaza[3,3](2,6)pyridinophane), which displays a reversible thermo-induced HS (S = 3/2) to LS (S = 1/2) Spin Crossover (SCO) with a T1/2 value of around 238 K. The appropriate ligand field strength around the CoN6 coordination environment is obtained using a tetradentate ligand and two dicyanamide [N(CN)2] coligands at the cis position. Variable temperature XRD and several spectroscopic studies have been performed, which confirm the SCO behavior of 1. Interestingly, complex 1 pronounces redox stimulus responsive reversible spin-state switching from HS Co(II) to LS Co(III). These findings represent a rare example of the successful use of pseudohalide to design and synthesize a SCO cobalt(II) complex.

Graphical abstract: Reversible thermo-induced spin crossover in a mononuclear cis-dicyanamido-cobalt(ii) complex containing a macrocyclic tetradentate ligand

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
26 May 2020
Accepted
22 Jun 2020
First published
22 Jun 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 9208-9212

Reversible thermo-induced spin crossover in a mononuclear cis-dicyanamido-cobalt(II) complex containing a macrocyclic tetradentate ligand

S. Ghosh, S. Selvamani, S. Mehta and A. Mondal, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 9208 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT01888K

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