Assembly of chiral 3d–4f wheel-like cluster complexes with achiral ligands: single-molecule magnetic behavior and magnetocaloric effect
Cai‐Ming Liu, Deqing Zhang, Xiang Hao, Daoben Zhu
Abstract
With the help of perchlorate ions, chiral M<sub>3</sub>Ln<sub>3</sub> wheel-like cluster complexes were constructed from achiral ligands, and showed single-molecule magnetic behavior and magnetocaloric effect.
Topics & Concepts
Magnetic refrigerationCluster (spacecraft)Single-molecule magnetMoleculeCrystallographyPerchlorateIonMaterials scienceChemistryMagnetic fieldOrganic chemistryMagnetizationPhysicsQuantum mechanicsProgramming languageComputer scienceMagnetism in coordination complexesLanthanide and Transition Metal ComplexesMetalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins