A chiral spin crossover metal–organic framework

• DOI: 10.1039/c3cc48935c
• Publication Date: 2014-02-21T11:30:37Z
• Authors: Wei Liu; Xin Bao; Ling-Ling Mao; Jiri Tucek; Radek Zboril; Jun-Liang Liu; Fu-Sheng Guo; Zhao-Ping Ni; Ming-Liang Tong
• Keywords: Spin Crossover

A chiral metal-organic framework exhibiting spin crossover (SCO) property, [Fe(II)(mptpy)2]·EtOH·0.2DMF (·solv), has been solvothermally synthesized through spontaneous resolution. It displays remarkable stability and two-step SCO at (Tc1 = 200 K) above (Tc2 357 room temperature.