A cyano bridged iron(III) linear chain with alternating Fe(CN)6–Fe(cyclam) (cyclam = 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclodecane) units and unexpected ferromagnetic behaviour

Abstract

The X-ray crystal structure and magnetic properties of a cyano-bridged iron(III) linear chain containing alternating iron sites and unexpected ferromagnetic behaviour, justified on the basis of the axial distortion from regular octahedral geometry of one of the iron(III) ions, are reported.