Each
enantiomer of a chiral pentagonal bipyramidal (PBP)
FeII complex ([FeLN5R,R
Cl(MeOH)]Cl·H2O, 1
R, or [FeLN5S,S
Cl(MeOH)]Cl·H2O, 1
S) has been obtained using
either the R or the S stereoisomer
of the macrocyclic pentadentate ligand formed in a template-condensation
reaction of the tetraamine N,N′-Bis-{(1R,2R)-[2-(amino)]cyclohexyl}-1,2-diaminoethane,
or its (1S,2S) enantiomer, and 2,5-diacetylpyridine,
respectively LN5R,R
and
LN5S,S
. Subsequently,
the 1-D coordination polymers [FeLN5R,R
{FeCl4}], 2
R, and [FeLN5S,S
{FeCl4}], 2
S, were formed by reacting respectively 1
R or 1
S with 1 equiv of FeCl2(H2O)4. These chain compounds consist
of an alternation of PBP and tetrahedral FeII units sharing
a Cl atom. Theoretical calculations reveal large magnetic anisotropy
for each Fe center but of different type with axial zero-field splitting
parameter D of respectively −30 cm–1 and 15 cm–1. The magnetic behavior for the 1-D
compound revealed canted antiferromagnetic Fe–Fe interactions
(J = −6 cm–1) and SCM behavior
characterized by Δ/k
B = 42 K with
pre-exponential factor τ0 = 2.17 × 10–10 s. It was noted that this SCM behavior was accompanied by a magnetic
order leading to a weak ferromagnet (i.e., canted antiferromagnet).
The preparations, crystal structures (CCDC references 2214580–2214583),
spectroscopic data, magnetic behaviors, and theoretical investigations
are reported.