. As propriedades magnéticas (dc) mostram um valor do produto c M T na temperatura ambiente próximo ao esperado para três spins S = ½ desacoplados e um valor de 0.13 emu K mol -1 a baixas temperaturas (4 K). A curva do produto c M T versus T foi ajustada e o melhor modelo consiste de um termo para o dímero (ttf •+ ) 2 (Bleaney-Bowers, resultando em J 2 = -186 cm ).An oxamato-based compound of formula [ttf] 2 [Cu(opba)]·H 2 O, with ttf = tetrathiafulvalene and opba = ortho-phenylenebis(oxamato), has been prepared and characterized. The complex was obtained by metathesis from (ttf) 3 (BF 4 ) 2 and (Bu 4 N) 2 [Cu(opba)] in acetonitrile at room temperature. The UV-Vis-NIR spectrum reveals the presence of the radical cation in two forms, (ttf Keywords: tetrathiafulvalene, molecular magnetism, semiconductor, oxamato ligand, molecular spintronics
IntroductionIn the last few decades, the search for a molecular equivalent of a given material has increased, owed to the possibility to incorporate a new property through organic or coordination compounds maintaining the features of the original system. In the area of electronic materials, for example, molecular conductors constitute a theme of large appeal, where ttf (tetrathiafulvalene, 2,2'-bi-1,3-dithiole) and its derivatives are by far the most investigated. Ttf is a π-electron donor capable to form radical [ttf 2 In Dias et al. 1275 Vol. 21, No. 7, 2010 1973, the first 1D metal [ttf-tcnq] (with tcnq = tetra-cyanop-quinodimethane) was described.3 Its structure consists of stacks of either the tcnq or ttf planar molecules and there is a partial electron transfer from the donor to the acceptor forming the charge-transfer salt [ttf] δ+ [tcnq] containing organic radicals and paramagnetic coordination compounds are found in the literature. The stacking of multilayers is the topological feature of the devices that already use the GMR or MTJ technologies with magnetic control of the flow of spin-polarized electrons. Indeed, a molecular construction of each thin layer with specific properties, promoting tailored interlayer interactions or maintaining isolation through organic or inorganic spacers represents a significant challenge to synthetic chemists.Our group has worked with several planar building blocks and organic radicals that show the capability to form 2D networks, negatively or positively charged, which are candidates to contribute to the development of a molecular branch of spintronics. Recently, a magnetic molecular semiconductor based on a dithiolene ligand derivative and the nitronyl nitroxide radical cation was presented.
24Herein we report the synthesis and properties of the first molecular semiconductor with the tetrathiafulvalene cation and a paramagnetic oxamato-based complex of formula
Experimental
Physical measurementsInfrared spectra were obtained by using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer Galaxy 3030 model (Mattson Instrument) with DTGS (deuterated triglycine sulphate) detector on KBr pellets. The UV-Vis-NIR absorption spectra were mea...