Observation of strongly antiferromagnetic exchange interactions in four quasi-one-dimensional bis(maleonitriledithiolato) palladate monoanion spin systems: An insight from DFT calculation

Hui Zhang, Xuan Rong Chen, Xiao Ming Ren, Qing Jin Meng

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Abstract

Four quasi-one-dimensional (quasi-1D) compounds consist of bis (maleonitriledithiolato)palladate monoanions ([Pd(mnt)2]-) with benzylpyridinium derivatives (R-BzPy+, where R represents the substituent in the para-site of the phenyl ring; R=Cl, Br, I and NO2 for 1~4, respectively), which show similar stacking structures to the [Ni(mnt)2]- analogues. The [Pd(mnt)2]- and R-BzPy+ ions form the segregated stacks, each stack is surrounded by four counterion stacks. In comparison of [Pd(mnt)2]- with [Ni(mnt)2]- analogues, the structural distinctions involving both anion and cation stacks are regular for [Ni(mnt)2]- series; while irregular for [Pd(mnt)2]- analogues at room temperature. The inter-plane distances are shorter in [Pd(mnt)2]- than those in [Ni(mnt)2]- stack. There exist strongly antiferromagnetic (AFM) interactions in [Pd(mnt)2]- stack, which magnetic exchange constants are evaluated via broken-symmetry approach in DFT framework, and the calculated results at svwn/lanl2dz and bpw91/lanl2dz levels are parallel to the experimental results, disclosing that the strongly AFM interactions is due to larger overlap of π-type frontier molecular orbitals.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2464-2472
Number of pages9
JournalChinese Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
Volume27
Issue number12
StatePublished - Dec 2011

Keywords

  • Bis(maleonitriledithiolato)palladate monoanion
  • Broken-symmetry
  • Density functional theory
  • Magnetic property

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