Wiley, Angewandte Chemie, 7(126), p. 2014-2017, 2014
Wiley, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 7(53), p. 1983-1986, 2014
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To introduce halogen-bond interactions between a cation and an anion, a novel Fe(III) complex from iodine-substituted ligands involving a paramagnetic nickel dithiolene anion was prepared and characterized. The compound exhibited the synergy between a spin-crossover transition and a spin-Peierls-like singlet formation. The halogen-bond interactions between the iodine and the sulfur atoms stabilized the paramagnetic state of π-spins and played a crucial role in the synergistic magnetic transition between d- and π-spins. In addition, the compound showed the light-induced excited spin state trapping effect.