Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule Magnets Derived from Schiff Base Ligands of Salicylaldehyde Derivatives

Gebrezgiabher, Mamo; Bayeh, Yosef; Gebretsadik, Tesfay; Gebreslassie, Gebrehiwot; Elemo, Fikre; Thomas, Madhu; Linert, Wolfgang

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Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule Magnets Derived from Schiff Base Ligands of Salicylaldehyde Derivatives

Mamo Gebrezgiabher

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Yosef Bayeh

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Tesfay Gebretsadik

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Gebrehiwot Gebreslassie

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Fikre Elemo

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Madhu Thomas

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Wolfgang Linert

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Department of Industrial Chemistry, College of Applied Sciences, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 16417, Ethiopia

Center of Excellence in Nanotechnology, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Addis Ababa P.O. Box 16417, Ethiopia

Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry, Vienna University of Technology, Getreidemarkt 9/163-AC, 1060 Vienna, Austria

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Inorganics 2020, 8(12), 66; https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8120066

Received: 20 October 2020 / Revised: 23 November 2020 / Accepted: 24 November 2020 / Published: 4 December 2020

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cornerstones in Contemporary Inorganic Chemistry)

Abstract

The breakthrough in Ln(III)-based SMMs with Schiff base ligands have been occurred for the last decade on account of their magnetic behavior, anisotropy and relaxation pathways. Herein, we review the synthetic strategy, from a structural point of view and magnetic properties of mono, di, tri and polynuclear Ln(III)-based single-molecule magnets mainly with Schiff bases of Salicylaldehyde origin. Special attention has been given to some important breakthroughs that are changing the perspective of this field with a special emphasis on slow magnetic relaxation. An overview of 50 Ln(III)-Schiff base complexes with SMM behavior, covering the period 2008–2020, which have been critical in understanding the magnetic interactions between the Ln(III)-centers, are presented and discussed in detail. View Full-Text

Keywords: lanthanides; Schiff base; synthetic strategies; single-molecule magnets

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Gebrezgiabher, M.; Bayeh, Y.; Gebretsadik, T.; Gebreslassie, G.; Elemo, F.; Thomas, M.; Linert, W. Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule Magnets Derived from Schiff Base Ligands of Salicylaldehyde Derivatives. Inorganics 2020, 8, 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8120066

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Gebrezgiabher M, Bayeh Y, Gebretsadik T, Gebreslassie G, Elemo F, Thomas M, Linert W. Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule Magnets Derived from Schiff Base Ligands of Salicylaldehyde Derivatives. Inorganics. 2020; 8(12):66. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8120066

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Gebrezgiabher, Mamo, Yosef Bayeh, Tesfay Gebretsadik, Gebrehiwot Gebreslassie, Fikre Elemo, Madhu Thomas, and Wolfgang Linert. 2020. "Lanthanide-Based Single-Molecule Magnets Derived from Schiff Base Ligands of Salicylaldehyde Derivatives" Inorganics 8, no. 12: 66. https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics8120066

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