Bis(imidazolylimine) ligands, H2LH and H2LMe, were prepared from hydrazine and 4-formylimidazole or 2-methyl-4-formylimidazole (1:2), respectively. Mononuclear iron(II) complexes, [Fe(H2LH)2](ClO4)2·MeOH and [Fe(H2LMe)2](ClO4)2·2H2O, were in the LS and HS states, respectively, in the temperature range 5–300 K. A triple-helicate [Fe2(H2LH)3](ClO4)4, showed an abrupt [LS–HS] to [HS–HS] spin transition at 240 K, while [Fe2(H2LMe)3](ClO4)4 remained in the LS state in the temperature range 5–300 K.
双(
咪唑亚胺)
配体 H2LH 和 H2LMe 分别由
肼和 4-甲酰基
咪唑或 2-甲基-4-甲酰基
咪唑(1:2)制备而成。单核
铁(II)配合物[Fe(H2LH)2](
ClO4)2-MeOH 和[Fe(H2LMe)2]( )2-2H2O 在 5-300 K 的温度范围内分别处于 LS 和 HS 状态。在 240 K 温度范围内,[Fe2(H2LH)3]( )4 在[LS-HS]到[HS-HS]的自旋转变过程中突然出现,而[Fe2(H2LMe)3]( )4 则一直处于 LS 状态。