查看更多>>摘要:To better understand the impact of different anions on the structures and SCO properties of the CoⅡ SCO complexes,six new complex-es[Co(terpy-CH2OH)2]A2·sol(terpy-CH2OH=4'-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2';6',2"-terpyridine,A=Br-(1,sol=1.5H2O),I-(2),N3(3,sol=2H2O),H3BCN-(4),OTf-(5),and TsO-(6,sol=4H2O·CH3CN),have been synthesized and characterized.All six compounds consist of mononuclear[Co(terpy-CH2OH)2]2+cations and charge-balancing anions that differ in size,shape,and hydrogen bonding capacity.Complexes 1,2,3,and 6 displayed incomplete gradual SCO transitions,whereas 4 and 5 exhibited abrupt hysteretic spin transitions with loops of 12 and 16 K(250.0-262.0 K for 4,and 370.0-386.0 K for 5,respectively),closely resembling our previously reported complexes with SCN-and SeCN-anions.The occurrence of the order-disorder transition of the CH2OH groups and their transition temperatures are determined by the size and hydrogen bonding capability of the anions.Remarkably,the transition temperatures of complexes with H3BCN-,SCN-,OTf-,and SeCN-anions exhibit an upward trend as the size and mass of the anions increase,as con-firmed through detailed single crystal structure analyses conducted in both high-spin and low-spin states for all four complexes.