Alkali metal-linked triangular building blocks assemble a high-nucleation lanthanoid cluster based on single-molecule magnets.

ABSTRACT: The metallic central magnetic axes in high-nucleation clusters with complex structural connections tend to be disorganized and cancel each other out. Therefore, high-nucleation clusters cannot easily exhibit single-molecule magnets (SMMs) behaviors. Herein, we select a triple-core building block (Dy₃K₂, 1) and use linked diamagnetic alkali metal to form an open, spherical, high-nucleation cluster Dy₁₂Na₆ (3) with SMM behavior. Furthermore, by changing the reaction conditions, Dy₆K₂ (2) formed by linking two Dy₃ by K(I) is obtained. High-resolution electrospray mass spectrometry of clusters 1-3 effectively captures the building block Dy₃, and clusters 1 and 3<

SUBMITTER: Li YL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9593797 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature