Volume 43, Issue 11 pp. 1279-1286
Concise Report

Tuning Spin Crossover Properties in Hofmann-Type Framework by Guest-Adaptive Deformation

Kai-Ping Xie

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Kai-Ping Xie

School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou, Guangdong, 516007 China

Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275 China

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Hai-Ling Wang

Hai-Ling Wang

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi Colleges and Universities Key Laboratory of Applied Chemistry Technology and Resource Development, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004 China

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Ze-Yu Ruan

Ze-Yu Ruan

Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275 China

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Pei-Yu Liao

Pei-Yu Liao

Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275 China

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Guang Yang

Guang Yang

Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275 China

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Zi-Cheng Xiao

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Zi-Cheng Xiao

School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou, Guangdong, 516007 China

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Yi-Fei Deng

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Yi-Fei Deng

Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055 China

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Si-Guo Wu

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Si-Guo Wu

Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275 China

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Yan Shi

Yan Shi

School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou, Guangdong, 516007 China

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Ming-Liang Tong

Ming-Liang Tong

Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, IGCME, GBRCE for Functional Molecular Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275 China

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First published: 08 March 2025
Citations: 1

Comprehensive Summary

Three three-dimensional Hofmann-type metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) [Fe(bpn){Ag(CN)2}2]·Ph2S (1·Ph2S, bpn = 1,4-di(pyridin-4-yl)naphthalene, Ph2S = diphenylsulfide), [Fe(bpn){Ag(CN)2}2]·Ph2SO (1·Ph2SO, Ph2SO = diphenylsulfoxide) and [Fe(bpn){Ag(CN)2}2]·Ph2SO2 (1·Ph2SO2, Ph2SO2 = diphenylsulfone) were synthesized by employing sulfur-containing aromatic guests varying in oxidation states. 1·Ph2S performed a complete four-step spin crossover (SCO) behavior with the sequence of HS↔~LS1/3HS2/3↔~LS1/2HS1/2↔ ~LS2/3HS1/3↔LS, while an incomplete two-step SCO profile with the sequence of HS↔~LS1/3HS2/3↔~LS2/3HS1/3 and a faint SCO behavior at low temperature for 1·Ph2SO and 1·Ph2SO₂. Photomagnetic experiments indicate the light-induced excited spin-state trapping (LIESST) effect in 1·Ph2S and the bi-directional LIESST effect for 1·Ph2SO and 1·Ph2SO₂. Variable-temperature structural analyses reveal the evolution of host-guest synergy and highlight the mechanism of adaptive deformation of guests mediated by phenyl rotation amid spin transition. As the oxidation state of sulfur-containing guests increases, the host-guest cooperation within the lattice is limited by the steric effect, which stabilizes the high-spin state and consequently diminishes the SCO capability in this system. These results demonstrated herein open a new perspective on host-guest chemistry within SCO frameworks.

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