Coordination mode-tuned stacking motif in alkali metal salts of Ni(pdt)2 complexes (pdt = 2,3-pyrazinedithiol) and its physical properties

Shinya Takaishi, Mami Hada, Nozomi Ishihara, Brian K. Breedlove, Keiichi Katoh, Masahiro Yamashita

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Abstract

A series of alkali metal salts of bis(2,3-pyrazineditiolate) nickel complexes were synthesized. In these complexes, the Ni(pdt)2 units were arranged in one-dimensional stacks. The stacking motifs and resultant physical properties were quite different depending on the alkali metal cations, which are coordinated by the N atoms of the pdt ligands. Lithium salts showed alternating stacks of monomeric and dimeric Ni(pdt)2 moieties. Potassium and cesium salts showed one-dimensional stacks of monomeric and dimeric Ni(pdt)2 moieties, respectively. Sodium salt showed phase transition between monomeric and dimeric structures at around 220 K. The difference in physical properties was reasonably explained by the crystal structures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)333-338
Number of pages6
JournalPolyhedron
Volume52
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Mar 22

Keywords

  • Antiferromagnetic
  • One-dimensional
  • Phase transition

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