Three butterfly heterhexanuclear 3d–4f clusters have been prepared under solvothermal conditions and structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses, thermal analyses, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Each of hexanuclear clusters was… Click to show full abstract
Three butterfly heterhexanuclear 3d–4f clusters have been prepared under solvothermal conditions and structurally characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses, thermal analyses, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Each of hexanuclear clusters was built from butterfly Co2IIILn2III clusters and two LnIII ions by the bridging of pivalate. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibilities measurements of the complexes in the temperature range 2–300 K indicate dominant antiferromagnetic exchange interactions.
               
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