The Halogen Effect on the Magnetic Behaviour of Dimethylformamide Solvates in [Fe(halide-salEen)₂]BPh₄

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

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Reviewer 2 Report

The authors describe the synthesis, structure and magnetic properties of three new molecular complexes based on Fe(III) and Schiff bases. They report on the halogen effect on the magnetic behaviour of the new compounds. The authors also have performed DFT calculations and the experimental structures were reproduced finely. The article is written and organized appropriately.

There are small issues that should be clarified:

1. In case of chloro-derivative the Fe-O/N distances extracted from the structural data appear to be even shorter than the calculated ones, although compound 2 exists as a HS/LS mixture at RT. This discrepancy should be explained.

2. For each measurement the type of the sample used needs a clarification, namely if a powder or a single crystal sample was used. Is the transition in single crystals more abrupt (when compared magnetic and diffraction data)? Please comment on this in the manuscript.

3. Some crystallographic points:

- Please comment in the manuscript on very weak diffraction of 3_150K and why it is not the case of 3_296K.

- Please comment in the manuscript on the presence of a racemic twin for 1_296K but not in 1_150K.

4. Typos:

- r. 126, 438 – “χ_MT” needs to be designated properly.

- r. 421 – “At a first glance” instead of “At a fist glance”.

Regarding all mentioned above I recommend a minor revision of the manuscript before it can be published in Magnetochemistry.

Author Response

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