Reversible crystal-to-crystal transformation from a trinuclear cluster to a 1D chain and the corresponding spin crossover (SCO) behaviour change†
Abstract
Reversible crystal-to-crystal transformation between a linear trinuclear Fe(II) complex [Fe3(NH2-trz)6(SCN)5(H2O)] (SCN)·4H2O (1, NH2-trz = 4-amino-1,2,4-triazole) and a 1D chain [Fe3(NH2-trz)6(SCN)5]n(SCN)n (1a) and the SCO behaviour change have been studied by X-ray single-crystal diffraction, magnetic measurements and DSC. Complex 1a exhibits one more SCO step at a low temperature.