A5010661944- Crystallization and Solubility Studies
- X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
- Magnetism in coordination complexes
- Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
- Crystallography and molecular interactions
- Organic and Molecular Conductors Research
- Metal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms
- Metalloenzymes and iron-sulfur proteins
- Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
- Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications
- Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials
- Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis
- Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials
- Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
University of Edinburgh
2014-2017
A CO3(2-)-panelled [Gd(III)6Cu(II)3] cage conforming to a tridiminished icosahedron is synthesised by bubbling CO2 through solution of Gd(III) and Cu(II) ions.
The family of compounds general formula [LnIII4TMII8(OH)8(L)8(O2CR)8(MeOH)y](ClO4)4 {[Gd4Zn8(OH)8(hmp)8(O2CiPr)8](ClO4)4 (1a); [Y4Zn8(OH)8(hmp)8(O2CiPr)8](ClO4)4 (1b); [Gd4Cu8(OH)8(hmp)8(O2CiPr)8](ClO4)4 (2a); [Y4Cu8(OH)8(hmp)8(O2CiPr)8](ClO4)4 (2b); [Gd4Cu8(OH)8(hep)8(O2CiPr)8](ClO4)4 (3a); [Gd4Cu8(OH)8(Hpdm)8(O2CtBu)8](ClO4)4 (4a); [Gd4Cu8(OH)8(ea)8(O2CMe)8](ClO4)4 (5a); [Gd4Ni8(OH)8(hmp)8(O2CEt)8(MeOH)6](ClO4)4 (6a); [Y4Ni8(OH)8(hmp)8(O2CEt)8(MeOH)6](ClO4)4 (6b);...
The use of (2-(β-naphthalideneamino)-2-hydroxymethyl-1-propanol) ligand, H3L, in Ni/Ln chemistry has led to the isolation three new isostructural [Ni(II)6Ln(III)3] metallic cages. More specifically, reaction Ni(ClO4)2·6H2O, corresponding lanthanide nitrate salt, and H3L MeCN, under solvothermal conditions presence NEt3, complexes with formulas [Ni6Gd3(OH)6(HL)6(NO3)3]·5.75MeCN·2Et2O·1.5H2O (1·5.75MeCN·2Et2O·1.5H2O), [Ni6Dy3(OH)6(HL)6(NO3)3]·2MeCN·2.7Et2O·2.4H2O (2·2MeCN·2.7Et2O·2.4H2O),...
The syntheses, structures, relaxation and magnetocaloric properties of two new hetero-tetradecametallic 3d–4f complexes are reported.
A ring of cubes: synthesis and properties a triacontanuclear [Zn<sub>12</sub>Dy<sub>18</sub>] cluster.
A family of octametallic heteronuclear manganese-lanthanide [Mn<sup>III</sup><sub>6</sub>Ln<sub>2</sub>] complexes were isolated and characterized by magnetic measurements.
Four enneanuclear heterometallic copper–lanthanide [CuII7LnIII2] (Ln = Gd, Tb, Dy and Y) complexes were isolated characterized by magnetic measurements.
The use of H3L (= 2-(β-naphthalideneamino)-2-hydroxymethyl-1-propanol) in mixed-metal manganese-lanthanide carboxylate cluster chemistry has led to the isolation two new dodecametallic heteronuclear isostructural [Mn6(III)Ln6(III)] complexes (Ln = Gd, Dy), with Dy analogue displaying temperature and frequency dependent out-of-phase signals suggesting possible single molecule magnetism behaviour.
Synthesis and magnetic properties of two tetrametallic star-like [Mn<sup>IV</sup>Mn<sup>III</sup><sub>2</sub>Ln] (Ln: Gd, Dy) clusters.