Unprecedented coexistence of cyano-bridged Mn4(III)Cr(III) and Mn2(III)Cr(III) heterobimetallic complexes in one single crystal

Dalton Trans. 2009 Jan 7:(1):37-40. doi: 10.1039/b816412f. Epub 2008 Nov 17.

Abstract

The penta-[{MnIII(4-MeO-salen)(H2O)(micro-CN)}4CrIII(CN)2]+ and trinuclear [{MnIII(4-MeO-salen)(H2O)(micro-CN)}2CrIII(CN)4](-) units coexist in 1 with weak antiferromagnetic interactions which are overcome by a dc magnetic field of 2.5 T.