A new enneanuclear nickel(ii) cluster with a rectangular face-centered trigonal prism structure and cluster glass behavior

Abstract

An enneanuclear nickel(ii) complex with a rectangular face-centered trigonal prism structure bridged by μ2-pyrazolate, μ6-CO32− and μ3-OH- groups was synthesized. It displays cluster glass-like magnetic behavior assigned to the single molecule magnet properties of (Ni9) clusters and weak intercluster interaction. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.