Pushing up the easy-axis magnetic anisotropy and relaxation times in trigonal prismatic CoII mononuclear SMMs by molecular structure design†
Abstract
The replacement of pyridine by 1-methyl-imidazol in the arms of a N6-tripodal ligand allows preparing two new CoII complexes with quasi-ideal triangular prismatic geometry, which behave as SIMs (Single Ion Magnets) at zero dc field with enhanced axial magnetic anisotropy, magnetic relaxation times and magnetic hysteresis.