A Metamagnetic Two-Dimensional Molecular Material with Nickel(II) and Azide

Abstract

Bridging azido ligands transmit both ferro- and antiferromagnetic interactions. The sheetlike structured complex [Ni(µ-N(3))(2)(N,N-Et(2)-N'-Me-en)](n) (see picture) exhibits a range of magnetic behaviors at low temperature. Short-range ferromagnetic and three-dimensional antiferromagnetic ordering compete, giving metamagnetic behaviors. N,N-Et(2)-N'-Me-en=N,N-diethyl-N'-methylethylenediamine.