A series of new lanthanide-radical complexes [{Ln（hfac）3}2（NITPhlM）2] （Ln = Nd （1）, Eu （2）, Tb （3）, Er （4）; hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate; NITPhlM = 2-[4-（1-imidazole）phenyl]-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-l-oxyl-3-oxide） have been prepared and characterized. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that these complexes are isostructural with one-dimensional chain structures. These consist in Ln（hfac）3 units bridged by the paramagnetic ligands by the means of coor- dination of their nitronyl nitroxide groups and imidazole rings. Interestingly, each Ln ion is either bound to two nitronyl ni- troxide groups or to two imidazole units, and the different Ln centers alternate along the chain. Magnetic studies show that complex 3 exhibits a single-chain magnet behavior.
LIU RuiNaHU PengLI LiCunLIAO DaiZhengSUTTER Jean-Pascal
