An ion-pair complex [TTF][Pd(mnt) 2]: Synthesis, crystal structure, magnetic property, and electrical conductivity

Can Wang, Guo Jun Yuan, Wei Hua Ning, Jian Lan Liu, Xiao Ming Ren

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Abstract

A new ion-pair complex, [TTF][Pd(mnt)2] (1), where TTF + = tetrathiafulvalene and mnt2- = maleonitriledithiolate, was synthesized and characterized structurally. Compound 1 crystallizes in triclinic space group P-1, with a = 8.008(5) Å, b = 11.333(8) Å, c = 11.373(6) Å, α = 108.112(7)°, β = 91.550(5)°, γ = 95.232(5)°, and V = 975.2(11) Å3. The [TTF]+ cations (C) and [Pd(mnt)2]- anions (A) form mixed stacks in.AACCAACC. fashion, and the neighboring mixed stacks are held together via van der Waals forces in the crystal. Compound 1 shows weak Curie/Weiss-type magnetic behavior from 2 to 370 K; theoretical investigation disclosed the existence of strongly antiferromagnetic coupling in both [Pd(mnt) 2]2 2- and [TTF]2 2+ dimer pairs via frontier orbitals overlap mechanism and weakly ferromagnetic coupling between the face-to-face overlapped [TTF]+ and [Pd(mnt) 2]- via spin polarization mechanism within a mixed stack. The powdered pellet electrical conductivity measurement indicated that 1 shows semiconductor character with activation energy of 1.1(3) eV.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2529-2540
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Coordination Chemistry
Volume66
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2013

Keywords

  • Crystal structure
  • Electrical conductivity
  • Magnetic property
  • Palladium-bis-maleonitriledithiolene
  • Tetrathiafulvalene

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