Hexanuclear Manganese(III) Single‐Molecule Magnets

Abstract

Clusters of magnets: The first examples of manganese single-molecule magnets (SMMs) consisting exclusively of trivalent metal centers are reported. These are hexanuclear clusters containing the [MnIII6(μ3-O)2(μ2-OR)2]12+ core (see picture, Mn yellow, O red) and have an S=4 ground state. Variation of the oxygen-containing ligands allows a potentially large family of SMMs to be prepared. Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2002/2004/z51079_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.