Hexadecacobalt(II)‐Containing Polyoxometalate‐Based Single‐Molecule Magnet

Masooma Ibrahim, Yanhua Lan, Bassem S. Bassil, Yixian Xiang, Andreas Suchopar, Annie K. Powell, Ulrich Kortz

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2011 · 269 citations · 68 references

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Abstract

POMs, magnets, and Co: The tetrameric 36-tungsto-8-phosphate [{Co4(OH)3PO4}4(PW9O34)4]28− containing 16 cobalt(II) centers was prepared by a simple, one-pot synthetic procedure. The {Co16(OH)12(PO4)4}8+ core (see picture) exhibits single-molecule magnetic behavior.

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