Syntheses, crystal structures and magnetic properties of two new Ln(III)-nitronyl nitroxide (Lndouble bond; length as m-dashGd(III), Dy(III)) complexes

Two new complexes based on rare-earth-radical of formula {Ln(hfac)3[NITPhp-OCH2CHdouble bond; length as m-dashCH2]2} (Lndouble bond; length as m-dashGd (1), Dy(2)); hfacdouble bond; length as m-dashhexafluoroacetylacetonate; NITPhp-OCH2CHdouble bond; length as m-dashCH2double bond; length as m-dash2-(4′-Alloxylphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide) have been synthesized and their structures and magnetic properties have been characterized. The X-ray crystal structure analyses show that two complexes have similar structures, in which the metal ions are eight-coordinated in slightly distorted dodecahedron geometry. Two oxygen atoms of the N–O group from nitronyl nitroxide radicals and six oxygen atoms from three different hfac anions are coordinated to the metal ions. Due to the steric hindrance effect, two complexes are mononuclear structures. In complex 1, the molecular units are bridged by the hydrogen bonds to form a 1D chain structure, while in complex 2, 3D network structure is built by three kinds of hydrogen bonds. The variable temperature magnetic susceptibility studies reveal that there are ferromagnetic interactions between the Gd(III) ions and the radicals in complex 1, while there exists antiferromagnetic interactions between the Dy(III) ions and the radicals in complex 2.