New three-dimensional
spin crossover (SCO) coordination polymers
systematically constructed by the novel building unit [Ag
I
2
(CN)
3
], Fe
II
(3-Br-5-CH
3
pyridine)
2
[Ag
I
2
(CN)
3
][Ag
I
(CN)
2
] (
1
), Fe
II
(3-Br-5-Clpyridine)
2
[Ag
I
2
(CN)
3
][Ag
I
(CN)
2
] (
2
), and Fe
II
(3,5-Brpyridine)
2
[Ag
I
2
(CN)
3
][Ag
I
(CN)
2
] (
3
), have been synthesized and characterized.
The bismonodentate binuclear [Ag
2
(CN)
3
]
−
and mononuclear [Ag
I
(CN)
2
]
−
units and Fe
II
atoms assemble to form a
3D network structure. The structures of
1
–
3
are crystallographically identical, which made up the triply
interpenetration combined with complicated intermolecular interactions
including Ag···Ag, Ag···X (pyridine
substituents) and π-stacking interactions. Magnetic and differential
scanning calorimetry studies were performed for
1
–
3
. These compounds display a similar SCO behavior, while the
critical temperatures (
T
c
) are shifted
by the substituent effect. Due to the identical structures of
1
–
3
, the order of
T
c
clearly corresponds with the Hammett constant.