Enhanced bistability by guest inclusion in Fe(ii) spin crossover porous coordination polymers

• DOI: 10.1039/c2cc31048a
• Publication Date: 2012-03-20T12:01:45Z
• Authors: Francisco J. Muño...; Ana B. Gaspar; Daniel Aravena; Eliseo Ruiz; M. Carmen Muñoz; Masaaki Ohba; Ryo Ohtani; Susumu Kitagawa; José A. Real
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

Inclusion of thiourea guest molecules in the tridimensional spin crossover porous coordination polymers {[Fe(pyrazine)[M(CN)(4)]} (M = Pd, Pt) leads to novel clathrates exhibiting unprecedented large thermal hysteresis loops of ca. 60 K wide centered near room temperature.