Metal-to-metal electron transfer in a cyanido-bridged {Fe<sub>2</sub>Co<sub>2</sub>} square complex followed by X-ray diffraction and absorption techniques
Corine Mathonière, Dmitri Mitcov, Evangelia S. Koumousi, Daniel Amorin-Rosario, Pierre Dechambenoit, Sadaf Fatima Jafri, Philippe Sainctavit, Christophe Moulin, Loı̈c Toupet, Elżbieta Trzop, Éric Collet, Marie‐Anne Arrio, Andreï Rogalev, F. Wilhelm, Rodolphe Clérac
Abstract
The switching properties of a cyanido-bridged Fe/Co square molecule were investigated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and X-ray absorption spectroscopy at both Fe and Co K-edges. Combining these two techniques, a complete picture of the thermal-, light- and X-ray-induced metal-to-metal electron transfer is obtained, illustrating the concerted role played by the Fe and Co sites.
Topics & Concepts
MetalDiffractionCrystallographyMoleculeAbsorption (acoustics)Square (algebra)X-rayAbsorption spectroscopyElectron transferElectronChemistrySpectroscopyMaterials scienceX-ray crystallographyPhysical chemistryOpticsPhysicsOrganic chemistryMathematicsGeometryComposite materialQuantum mechanicsMagnetism in coordination complexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms