Abstract
The magnetic properties of the binuclear complexes [M2L(acac)4][M = Mn, L = dimethylformamide (dmf); M = Co or Ni, L = pyridine (py); acac = acetylacetonate] and [M2L2(acac)4][M = Mn, L = allylamine; M = Co, L = cyclohexylamine; M = Ni, L = piperidine (pip)] have been studied in the range 4–300 K. The complex [Ni2(py)(acac)4] is ferromagnetic but [Ni2(pip)2(acac)4] is antiferromagnetic. The cobalt and manganese compounds have magnetic moments similar to those of monomeric octahedral complexes. The results are interpreted in terms of current theories of magnetic exchange, and related to the structures of the complexes. The preparation and characterization of the new complexes [Ni2(3Me-py)(acac)4](3Me-py = 3-methylpyridine), [Ni2(4Me-py)-(acac)4], [Ni2{N(C6H11)H2}2(acac)4], and [M2(NPhH2)2(acac)4](M = Co or Ni) are described.

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