Manipulation of the molecular spin crossover transition of Fe(H2B(pz)2)2(bipy) by addition of polar molecules

Authors

Paulo S. Costa, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow
Guanhua Hao, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Alpha T. N'Diaye, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lucie Routaboul, Université de Strasbourg
Pierre Braunstein, Université de Strasbourg
Xin Zhang, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jian Zhang, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Thilini K. Ekanayaka, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Qin Yin Shi, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
V. L. Schlegel, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Bernard Doudin, Université de Strasbourg
Axel Enders, Universität BayreuthFollow
Peter Dowben, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1-1-2020

Citation

Paulo S Costa et al 2020 J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 32 034001

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Abstract

The addition of various dipolar molecules is shown to affect the temperature dependence of the spin state occupancy of the much studied spin crossover Fe(II) complex, [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)] (pz = pyrazol-1-yl, bipy = 2,2′-bipyridine). Specifically, the addition of benzimidazole results in a re-entrant spin crossover transition, i.e. the spin state starts in the mostly low spin state, then high spin state occupancy increases, and finally the high spin state occupancy decreases with increasing temperature. This behavior contrasts with that observed when the highly polar p -benzoquinonemonoimine zwitterion C6H2(..NH2)2(..O)2 was mixed with [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)], which resulted in locking [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)] largely into a low spin state while addition of the ethyl derivative C6H2(..NHC2H5)2(..O)2 did not appear to perturb the spin crossover transition of [Fe{H2B(pz)2}2(bipy)].