Ferrimagnetic Fe^III−Mn^III Zigzag Chain Formed by a New <i>mer</i>-Positioned Iron(III) Cyanide Precursor

Abstract

A new cyanide-bearing molecular precursor, mer-[Fe(pzcq)(CN)(3)]- (1), and a zigzag chain, [Fe(pzcq)(CN)(3)][Mn(salen)].4H(2)O (2), were prepared and characterized in terms of structure and magnetism. Magnetic data reveal that intrachain antiferromagnetic couplings via cyanide ligands in 2 are clearly operating, resulting in a ferrimagnetic nature.