Volume 136, Issue 38 e202407016
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Organolanthanide Single-Molecule Magnets with Heterocyclic Ligands

Yidian Wang

Yidian Wang

School of Chemistry, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Condensed Matter and Xi'an Key Laboratory of Electronic Devices and Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 99 Yanxiang Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054 P. R. China

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Qian-Cheng Luo

Qian-Cheng Luo

School of Chemistry, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Condensed Matter and Xi'an Key Laboratory of Electronic Devices and Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 99 Yanxiang Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054 P. R. China

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Prof. Dr. Yan-Zhen Zheng

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Yan-Zhen Zheng

School of Chemistry, Frontier Institute of Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis of Condensed Matter and Xi'an Key Laboratory of Electronic Devices and Material Chemistry, Xi'an Jiaotong University, 99 Yanxiang Road, Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710054 P. R. China

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First published: 02 July 2024

Abstract

Lanthanide (Ln) based mononuclear single-molecule magnets (SMMs) provide probably the finest ligand regulation model for magnetic property. Recently, the development of such SMMs has witnessed a fast transition from coordination to organometallic complexes because the latter provides a fertile, yet not fully excavated soil for the development of SMMs. Especially those SMMs with heterocyclic ligands have shown the potential to reach higher blocking temperature. In this minireview, we give an overview of the design principle of SMMs and highlight those “shining stars” of heterocyclic organolanthanide SMMs based on the ring sizes of ligands, analysing how the electronic structures of those ligands and the stiffness of subsequently formed molecules affect the dynamic magnetism of SMMs. Finally, we envisaged the future development of heterocyclic Ln-SMMs.

Conflict of Interests

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

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