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Little is known about the mechanisms behind the bistability (memory) of molecular spin transition compounds over broad temperature ranges (100 K). To address this point, we report on a new discrete Fe

The combination of fluorescence and spin crossover (SCO) properties modulated through the encapsulation of benzenic guests enables the obtention of new multifunctional materials.

Among the different types of switchable molecular compounds, sublimable Fe(II) SCO molecules provide a suitable platform to develop smart devices that respond to external stimuli. Here we report the synthesis, crystallographic structure and magnetic properties of three new neutral Fe(II) SCO molecules belonging to the {Fe[H2B(pz)2]2(L)} family with bidentate-alpha-diimine ligands L = 3-(pyridin-2-yl)-[1,2,3]triazolo[1,5-a]pyridine (tzpy), 5,5,6,6-tetrahydro-4H,4H-2,2-bi(1,3-thiazine) (btz) and 4,4,5,5-tetrahydro-2,2-bithiazole (bt) (1, 2 and 3, respectively), as well as two solvated forms of 1 and 3. All three desolvated compounds present thermal- and light-induced SCO transitions with different degrees of cooperativity and effectiveness. Furthermore, 1 and 2 are demonstrated to be sublimable under HV conditions affording homogeneous thin films 200 nm thick (TF1 and TF2) that retain the chemical integrity of the original molecules regardless the deposition surface. The SCO behaviour of the films is characterized by XAS technique revealing the partial retainment of both thermal- and light-induced spin transitions, yet losing the cooperativity. Finally, SCO/2D horizontal hybrid devices based on CVD-graphene are produced using these films. Being the first ones of this type utilizing molecules of {Fe[H2B(pz)2]2(L)} family, with L = tzpy and btz, the devices have allowed the successful detection of the thermal SCO transition through the electric properties of the CVD-graphene., Comment: 20 pages, 8 figures

The research of new multifunctional materials, as those undergoing spin crossover (SCO) and luminescent properties, is extremely important in the development of further optical and electronic switching devices. As a new step towards this ambitious aim, the coupling of SCO and fluorescence is presented here following two main strategies: whether the fluorescent agent is integrated as a part of the main structure of a 3D SCO coordination polymer {FeII(bpan)[MI(CN)2]2} (bpan = bis(4-pyridyl)anthracene, MI = Ag (FebpanAg), Au (FebpanAu)) or is a guest molecule inserted within the cavities of the 3D switchable framework {FeII(bpb)[MI(CN)2]2}·pyrene (bpb = bis(4-pyridyl)butadiyne, MI = Ag (FebpbAg·Pyr), Au (FebpbAu·Pyr)). The magnetic, calorimetric, structural, UV-Vis absorption and fluorescent characterizations were performed confirming the occurrence of a SCO-fluorescence interplay in the studied compounds. Moreover, the relevance of the intrinsic or extrinsic nature of the luminescence on the efficiency of the interplay is discussed on the basis of the available information.

The conductivity of ceramic ionic materials is highly influenced by dopant segregation at the grain boundaries or interfaces, which usually induces a depletion of charge carriers by space charge effects. Hence, obtaining interfacial configurations that promote the formation of oxygen vacancies is highly desirable. In this paper we have combined high resolution electron microscopy (HREM), kelvin probe force microscopy (KPFM) and density functional theory (DFT) to elucidate the equilibrium state of CGO–CoO and CGO–NiO eutectic ceramics (CGO: cerium-gadolinium oxide). HREM proves that the interface is sharp, formed by a single common oxygen plane, and that in CGO–CoO the concentration of gadolinium ions at the interface is almost three times greater than in the bulk, while they distribute homogeneously in the CGO–NiO system. Accordingly, KPFM experiments suggest that interfacial ionic conductivity is much higher in CoO–CGO than in NiO–CGO. DFT demonstrates that Gd segregation in the CGO–CoO reduces the interface energy, contributing to its stability. The Gd-oxygen vacancy complexes compensate the interfacial ionic charge density discontinuity. Additionally, the induced local distortions around the defect release the strain associated with the lattice mismatch. Therefore, we show that in CGO-based eutectics the structure and ionicity of the constituent oxides are essential to promote the interface dopant segregation, indicating a new way to produce nanocomposites with enhanced interfacial ionic conductivity., This work was funded through MAT2015-68078-R, MAT2015-66888-C3-1R, MAT2016-80762-R and RTI2018-097895-B-C41 projects by the Spanish Government (Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad) and the Feder Programme of the European Union. Financial support from Xunta de Galicia (Centro singular de investigación de Galicia, accreditation 2016–2019, ED431G/09) is also recognized. F. W. acknowledges the financial support of the China Scholarship Council (CSC) during her stay at the ICMM.

The enantioselective 1,4-alkynylation of conjugated imines derived from saccharin with aryl- and alkyl-substituted terminal alkynes has been achieved. The reaction mediated by diethylzinc in the presence of a catalytic amount of a bis(hydroxy)malonamide chiral ligand provides the corresponding imines bearing a propargylic stereocenter with moderate yields and fair to excellent enantioselectivities.

Spin crossover (SCO) compounds are very attractive types of switchable materials due to their potential applications in memory devices, actuators or chemical sensors. Rational chemical tailoring of these switchable compounds is key for achieving new functionalities in synergy with the spin state change. However, the lack of precise structural information required to understand the chemical principles that control the SCO response with external stimuli may eventually hinder further development of spin switching-based applications. In this work, the functionalization with an amine group in the two-dimensional (2D) SCO compound {Fe(5-NH2Pym)2[MII(CN)4]} (1M, 5-NH2Pym = 5-aminopyrimidine, MII = Pt (1Pt), Pd (1Pd)) confers versatile host–guest chemistry and structural flexibility to the framework primarily driven by the generation of extensive H-bond interactions. Solvent free 1M species reversibly adsorb small protic molecules such as water, methanol or ethanol yielding the 1M·H2O, 1M·0.5MeOH or 1M·xEtOH (x = 0.25–0.40) solvated derivatives. Our results demonstrate that the reversible structural rearrangements accompanying these adsorption/desorption processes (1M ↔ 1M·guest) follow a gate-opening mechanism whose kinetics depend not only on the nature of the guest molecule and that of the host framework (1Pt or 1Pd) but also on their reciprocal interactions. In addition, a predictable and reversible guest-induced SCO modulation has been observed and accurately correlated with the associated crystallographic transformations monitored in detail by single crystal X-ray diffraction., Layered Hofmann-type iron(ii) coordination polymers functionalised with 5-aminopyrimidine ligands show gate-opening driven guest-exchange accompanied by drastic structural and spin-crossover modulations.

[EN] Self-assembly of octahedral FeII ions, trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl) ethane (bpe) bridging ligands and [Hg(XCN)(4)](2-) (X = S (1), Se (2)) tetrahedral building blocks has afforded a new type of hetero-bimetallic Hg-II-Fe-II spin-crossover (SCO) 3D 6,4-connected coordination polymer (CP) formulated {Fe(bpe)[Hg(XCN)(4)]}(n). For X = S (1), the ligand field is close to the crossing point but 1 remains paramagnetic over all temperatures. In contrast, for X = Se (2) the complex undergoes complete thermal induced SCO behaviour centred at T-1/2 = 107.8 K and complete photoconversion of the low spin state into a metastable high-spin state (LIESST effect) with T-LIESST = 66.7 K. The current results provide a new route for the design and synthesis of new SCO functional materials with non-Hoffmann-type structures., We are very thankful for the support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21671121 and 21773006) the Spanish Ministerio de Economiay Competitividad (MINECO) and FEDER funds (CTQ2016-78341-P and Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu MDM-2015-0538), and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2016/147). F. J. V. M. thanks MINECO for a predoctoral FPI grant.

A binary reversible switch between low-temperature multi-step spin crossover (SCO), through the evolution of the population γHS(T) with high-spin (HS)-low-spin (LS) sequence: HS1LS0 (state 1) ↔ HS2/3LS1/3 (state 2) ↔ HS1/2LS1/2 (state 3) ↔ HS1/3LS2/3 (state 4) ↔ HS0LS1 (state 5), and complete one step hysteretic spin transition featuring 20 K wide thermal hysteresis centred at 290 K occurs in the three-dimensional (3D) Hofmann-type porous coordination polymer {FeII(3,8phen)[Au(CN)2]2}·xPhNO2 (3,8phen = 3,8-phenanthroline, PhNO2 = nitrobenzene), made up of two identical interpenetrated pcu-type frameworks. The included PhNO2 guest (x = 1, 1·PhNO2) acts as a molecular wedge between the interpenetrated 3D frameworks via PhNO2-3,8phen intermolecular recognition and is the source of the strong elastic frustration responsible for the multi-step regime. Detailed X-ray single crystal analysis reflects competition between spatial periodicities of structurally inequivalent HS and LS SCO centres featuring: (i) symmetry breaking (state 3) with ⋯HS–LS⋯ ordering with γHS = 1/2; and (ii) occurrence of spatial modulation of the structure providing evidence for stabilization of local or aperiodic ordered mixed spin states for states 2 and 4 (with γHS ≈ 2/3) and 4 (with γHS ≈ 1/3), respectively. Below c.a. 20 K, structural and magnetic analyses show the photogeneration of a metastable HS*, state 6. The room-temperature single-step hysteretic regime appears with release of the guest (x = 0, 1) and the elastic frustration, and reversibly switches back to the original four-step behaviour upon guest re-adsorption. Both uncommon relevant SCO events meeting in the same material represent a rare opportunity to compare them in the frame of antiferro- and ferro-elastic transitions., Reversible switch between a robust bistable two-state room temperature spin crossover (SCO) and its transformation in a four-stepped elastically frustrated SCO due to guest inclusion in a metal–organic Hofmann framework.

International audience; We report a series of meltable FeII complexes, which, depending on the length of aliphatic chains, display abrupt forward low‐spin to high‐spin transition or unprecedented melting‐triggered reverse high‐spin to low‐spin transition on temperature rise. The reverse spin transition is perfectly reproducible on thermal cycling and the obtained materials are easily processable in the form of thin film owing to their soft‐matter nature. We found that the discovered approach represents a potentially generalizable new avenue to control both the location in temperature and the direction of the spin transition in meltable compounds.

[EN] The search for bifunctional materials showing synergies between spin crossover (SCO) and luminescence has attracted substantial interest since they could be promising platforms for new switching electronic and optical technologies. In this context, we present the first three-dimensional Fe-II Hofmann-type coordination polymer exhibiting SCO properties and luminescence. The complex {Fe-II(bpben)[Au(CN)(2)]}@pyr (bpben = 1,4-bis(4-pyridyl)benzene) functionalized with pyrene (pyr) guests undergoes a cooperative multi-step SCO, which has been investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction, single crystal UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy, and magnetic and calorimetric measurements. The resulting fluorescence from pyrene and exciplex emissions are controlled by the thermal and light irradiation (LIESST effect) dependence of the high/low-spin state population of Fe-II. Conversely, the SCO can be tracked by monitoring the fluorescence emission. This ON-OFF interplay between SCO and luminescence combined with the amenability of Hofmann-type materials to be processed at the nano-scale may be relevant for the generation of SCO-based sensors, actuators and spintronic devices., This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), FEDER (CTQ2013-46275-P and CTQ2016-78341-P), Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu (MDM-2015-0538), Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2016/147) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (Project number 200021-169033).

[EN] A highly enantioselective addition of hydroxyquinolines to isatin-derived ketimines has been realized using a quinine-derived thiourea organocatalyst. The reaction affords chiral 3-amino-2-oxindoles bearing a quinoline moiety with a quaternary stereocenter in high yields (up to 98%) and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99%). Moreover, we can extend this methodology for the enantioselective functionalization of 5-hydroxyisoquinoline. This methodology represents, to the best of our knowledge, the first enantioselective addition of hydroxyquinolines to imines., Financial support from the MINECO (Gobierno de Espana; CTQ2013-47494-P) is gratefully acknowledged. C.V. thanks MINECO for a JdC contract and M.M-M. thanks Universitat de Valencia for a pre-doctoral grant.

[EN] Competition between spin-crossover and structural ligand ordering is identified as responsible for multistability and generation of six different phases in a rigid two-dimensional coordination polymer formulated {Fe-II[Hg-II(SCN)(3)](2) mu-(4,4'-bipy)(2)}(n) (1) (4,4'-bipy = 4,4'-bipyridine). The structure of 1 consists of infinite linear [Fe(mu-4,4'-bipy)](n)(2n+) chains linked by in situ formed {[Hg-II(SCN)(3)](2)(mu-4,4'-bipy)}(2n-) anionic dimers. The thermal dependence of the high-spin fraction, his, features four magnetic phases defined by steps following the sequence gamma(HS) = 1 (phase 1) gamma(HS) = 1/2 (phase 2) gamma(HS) approximate to 1/3 (phase 3) gamma(HS) = 0 (phase 4) These four magnetic states are consistent with structural ordering stemming from the different commensurate or incommensurate high and low-spin populations [HS] [HS:LS], approximate to [HS:2LS] [LS1] inferred from single crystal-analysis. Furthermore, two additional phases are generated at low temperature. One, LS2 (gamma(HS) = 0, phase 5); is due to spontaneous symmetry breaking of the : LS-1 state below 85 K The other results from irradiating the low-temperature-LS2 Phase at 15 K with red light to photogenerate a HS phase of low symmetry (HS*) (gamma(HS) = 1, phase 6). Detailed structural studies of the six phases-unravd the pivotal role-played by the internal dihedral angle of the 4,4'-bipy ligands in the microscopic. mechanism responsible for multistability and multistep behavior in 1., This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), FEDER (CTQ2013-46275-P and CTQ2016-78341-P), Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu (MDM-201S-0538), the Generalitat Valenciana through PROMETEO/2016/147, and the Institut Universitaire de France, the National Research Agency (ANR-13-BS04-0002), Rennes Metropole and CNRS (Post-Doc funding of E.T.). L.P.L. and F.J.V.M. thank to the Universidad de Valencia and a MINECO for a predoctoral (FPI) grant. Prof. D. Zhang thanks for the support from the Natural Science Foundation of China (21671121).

High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction has been used to trap both the low-spin (LS) and high-spin (HS) states of the iron(II) Hofmann spin crossover framework, [FeII (pdm)(H2 O)[Ag(CN)2 ]2 ⋅H2 O, under identical experimental conditions, allowing the structural changes arising from the spin-transition to be deconvoluted from previously reported thermal effects.

[EN] A multistable spin crossover (SCO) molecular alloy system [Fe1-xMx(nBu-im)(3)(tren)](P1-yAsyF6)(2) (M = Zn-II, Ni-II; (nBu-im)(3)(tren) = tris(n-butyl-imidazol(2-ethylamino))amine) has been synthesized and characterized. By controlling the composition of this isomorphous series, two cooperative thermally induced SCO events featuring distinct critical temperatures (T-c) and hysteresis widths (Delta T-c, memory) can be selected at will. The pristine derivative 100As (x = 0, y = 1) displays a strong cooperative two-step SCO and two reversible structural phase transitions (PTs). The low temperature PTLT and the SCO occur synchronously involving conformational changes of the ligand's n-butyl arms and two different arrangements of the AsF6- anions [T-c(1) = 174 K (Delta T-c(1) = 17 K), T-c(2) = 191 K (Delta T-c(2) = 23 K) (scan rate 2 K min(-1))]. The high-temperature PTHT takes place in the high-spin state domain and essentially involves rearrangement of the AsF6- anions [T-c(PT) = 275 K (Delta T-c(PT) = 16 K)]. This behavior strongly contrasts with that of the homologous 100P [x = 0, y = 0] derivative where two separate cooperative one-step SCO can be selected by controlling the kinetics of the coupled PTLT at ambient pressure: (i) one at low temperatures, T-c = 122 K (Delta T-c = 9 K), for temperature scan rates (>1 K min(-1)) (memory channel A) where the structural modifications associated with PTLS are inhibited; (ii) the other centered at T-c = 155 K (Delta T-c = 41 K) for slower temperature scan rates PF6- substitution, and hence of the PTLT kinetics, selectively selects the memory channel B of 100P when x = 0 and y approximate to 0.7. Meanwhile, substitution of Fe-II with Zn-II or Ni-II [x approximate to 0.2, y = 0] favors the low temperature memory channel A at any scan rate. This intriguing interplay between PT, SCO and isomorphous substitution was monitored by single crystal and powder X-ray diffractometries, and magnetic and calorimetric measurements., This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), FEDER (CTQ2016-78341-P), Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu (MDM-2015-0538), and the Generalitat Valenciana through PROMETEO/2016/147 and an EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation (RISE project number 734322). F. J. V. M. and M. M. S. thank MINECO for a predoctoral (FPI) grant.

[EN] An organocatalytic enantioselective functionalization in the carbocyclic ring of indoles with benzoxathiazine 2,2-dioxides is described using a quinine-derived bifunctional organocatalyst. This aza-Friedel-Crafts reaction provides 4-indolyl, 5-indolyl and 7-indolyl sulfamidate derivatives in good yields (up to 99%) and with moderate to high enantioselectivities (up to 86% ee)., Financial support from the Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI, Spanish Government) and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, European Union) (CTQ2017-84900-P) is acknowledged. C. V. thanks the Spanish Government for the RyC contract (RYC-2016-20187).

[EN] A highly regio- and stereoselective synthesis of 3-alkylidene-2-oxindoles has been described through a nucleophilic vinylic substitution (SNV) of (E)-3-(nitromethylene)indolin-2-one using pyrazol-3-ones as nucleophiles and Et3N as a base. The reaction affords selectively the Z-isomer when pyrazol-3-ones without substituents at the 4 position are used. While the reaction is E-selective with 4- substituted pyrazolones. The stereoselectivity (up to >20:1) and the yields (up to 98%) are very high under mild reaction conditions., Financial support from the Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI, Spanish Government) and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, European Union) (CTQ2017-84900-P) is acknowledged. C.V. thanks the Spanish Government for Ramon y Cajal contract (RYC-2016-20187). Access to NMR, MS and X-ray facilities from the Servei Central de Suport a la Investigacio Experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

A catalytic highly enantioselective aza-Reformatsky reaction with cyclic aldimines and ketimines for the synthesis of chiral b-amino esters with good yields and excellent enantioselectivities is reported.Areadily available diaryl prolinol is used as a chiral ligand, ZnMe2 as a zinc source and ethyl iodoacetate as reagent in the presence of air atmosphere. The reaction with cyclic ketimines generates a quaternary stereocenter with excellent levels of enantioselectivity. Furthermore, five-membered N-sulfonyl ketimines were used as electrophiles with good enantiomeric excesses, under the optimized reaction conditions. Moreover, several chemical transformations were performed with the chiral b-amino esters., Financial support from the MINECO (Gobierno de Espana; CTQ2013-47494-P). L.D.M. thanks the Generalitat Valenciana for a predoctoral grant. C.V. thanks MINECO for a JdC contract. Access to NMR, MS and X-ray facilities from the Servei central de suport a la investigacio experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

The highly stable nitrosyl iron(II) mononuclear complex [Fe(bztpen)(NO)](PF6)(2) (bztpen=N-benzyl-N,N',N'-tris(2-pyridylmethyl)ethylenediamine) displays an S=1/2 S=3/2 spin crossover (SCO) behavior (T-1/2=370 K, Delta H= 12.48 kJmol(-1), Delta S=33 JK(-1) mol(-1)) stemming from strong magnetic coupling between the NO radical (S=1/2) and thermally interconverted (S=0 S=2) ferrous spin states. The crystal structure of this robust complex has been investigated in the temperature range 120-420 K affording a detailed picture of how the electronic distribution of the t(2g)-e(g) orbitals modulates the structure of the {FeNO}(7) bond, providing valuable magneto-structural and spectroscopic correlations and DFT analysis., The research reported here was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) and FEDER funds (CTQ2013-46275-P, CTQ2015-64579-C3-1-P, and Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu MDM-2015-0538) and the Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2012/049). L.P.L. thanks the Generalitat Valenciana and the Universidad de Valencia for a predoctoral fellowship. J.C. and E.R. thank the Generalitat de Catalunya for a Beatriu de Pinos grant and an ICREA Academia award, respectively.

[EN] The unprecedented bimetallic 2D coordination polymer {Fe[(Hg(SCN)3)2](4,4’-bipy)2}n exhibits a thermal high-spin (HS)$low-spin (LS) staircase-like conversion characterized by a multi-step dependence of the HS molar fraction gHS. Between the fully HS (gHS = 1) and LS (gHS = 0) phases, two steps associated with different ordering appear in terms of spin-state concentration waves (SSCW). On the gHS 0.5 step, a periodic SSCW forms with a HS-LS-HS-LS sequence. On the gHS 0.34 step, the 4D superspace crystallography structural refinement reveals an aperiodic SSCW, with a HS-LS sequence incommensurate with the molecular lattice. The formation of these different long-range spatially ordered structures of LS and HS states during the multi-step spin-crossover is discussed within the framework of “DevilÏs staircase”-type transitions. Spatially modulated phases are known in various types of materials but are uniquely related to molecular HS/LS bistability in this case., This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), FEDER (CTQ2013-46275-P), Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu MDM-2015-0538, the Generalitat Valenciana through PROMETEO/2012/049. L.P.L. and F.J.V.M. thank the Universidad de Valencia and a MINECO for a predoctoral (FPI) grant. D.Z. thanks the Natural Science Foundation of China and China Scholarship Council. This work was supported by the Institut Universitaire de France, the National Research Agency (ANR-13-BS04-0002), Rennes Metropole and CNRS (Post-Doc funding of E.T.). E.C. and J.A.R. would like to thank G. Chastanet for meditations on the Devil's staircase.

A quinine-derived thiourea catalysed the enantioselective addition of 4-substituted pyrazolones to isatin-derived ketimines, providing a variety of aminooxindole-pyrazolone adducts containing congested vicinal tetrasubstituted stereocentres with excellent outcomes (up to 98% yield, >20:1 dr and 98% ee)., Financial support from the MINECO (Gobierno de Espana and FEDER (EU)) (CTQ2013-47949-P) and from Generalitat Valenciana (ISIC2012/001) is gratefully acknowledged. C. V. thanks MINECO for JdC contract. Access to NMR, MS and X-ray facilities from the Servei central de support a la investigacio experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

The first general catalytic method for the, so far elusive, enantioselective Friedel−Crafts functionalization of indoles in the carbocyclic ring is presented. This transformation contrasts with the usual tendency of these heterocycles to react at the azole ring. For this purpose, the four regioisomeric hydroxy carbocyclic-substituted indoles were reacted with several isatinderived ketimines, using a Cinchona alkaloid-based squaramide, in a low 0.5−5 mol % catalyst loading, as a bifunctional catalyst. This methodology allows the functionalization of indoles in every position of the carbocyclic ring in a regio- and enantioselective fashion, by switching only the position of the hydroxy group in the starting material. Furthermore, several transformations were carried out, including the reductive elimination of the hydroxy group., Financial support from MINECO (Gobierno de Espana; CTQ2013-47494-P) and from Generalitat Valenciana (ISIC2012/001) is gratefully acknowledged. M.M-M. thanks Universitat de Valencia for a predoctoral grant, and C.V. thanks MINECO for a JdC contract. Access to NMR, X-ray, and MS facilities from SCSIE-UV is also acknowledged.

A new octacoordinated Fe(II) compound, [FeII(LN4)2](BPh4)2·3CH2Cl2, as an example of the scarce FeN8 systems, has been isolated with a tetradentate triazolopyridine-based ligand from a solution containing the related hexacoordinated [FeII(LN3)2]2+ complex, with LN3 = pyridyltriazolo-pyridyl-bromopyrimidine and LN4 = bis(pyridyltriazolo-pyridine)., This work was financially supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (Spain) (Project CONSOLIDER-INGENIO SUPRAMED CSD 2010-00065), Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO), FEDER funds (Project CTQ2013-46275-P), Unidad de Excelencia Maria de Maeztu (MdM-2015-0538), and Generalitat Valenciana (Project PROMETEO/2016/147). R. B.-G. is very much indebted to the Postdoctoral fellowship of the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Spain).

A series of spin transition neutral compounds [FeL(NCS)2] has been synthesized and characterized by means of magnetic susceptibility studies, X-ray diffraction, IR and Mossbauer spectroscopic, and calorimetric measurements (L = N,N-bis((3-alkoxypyridin-2-yl)methylene)-propane-1,3-diamine, number of carbon atoms in chains (n) = 4, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20). The shortest chain compound is crystalline and displays a gradual spin transition above ambient temperature. Growing the aliphatic substituent up to n = 12 and 14 leads to loss of crystalline order and deterioration of magnetic properties. At the critical chain length n = 16 and above, the compounds undergo a phase transition reflected by a spin transition and resulting in the appearance of susceptibility hysteresis initially not observed for the short chain congener. For the compound with n = 20, hysteresis becomes the most pronounced. The study shows the importance of chain length optimization for effective feedback between phase and spin transitions.

A new enantioselective route to spiro[piperidine-3,3′-oxindoles] from isatin ketimines is described. The aza-Henry reaction of N-Boc-isatin ketimines with methyl 4-nitrobutyrate in the presence of a Ph2BOX-CuBr2 complex provided the corresponding nitro amino esters with good diastereoselectivity and excellent enantioselectivity (up to >99% ee). The aza-Henry adducts were transformed into spiro[piperidine-3,3′-oxindoles] after reduction of the nitro group to oxime, and cleavage of the N-Boc group and lactamisation.

[EN] A highly enantioselective Strecker reaction with dibenzo[b,f][1,4]oxazepines has been described using a dihydroquinine-derived thiourea as organocatalyst. The reaction affords chiral 10,11-dihydrodibenzo[b,f][1,4] oxazepine 11-carbonitrile derivatives in excellent yields (up to 99%) and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98%) under mild reaction conditions., Financial support from the Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (Spanish Government) and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER, European Union) (CTQ2017-84900-P) is acknowledged. C. V. thanks the Spanish Government for a Ramon y Cajal contract (RyC-2016-20187). Access to NMR, MS and X-ray facilities from the Servei central de suport a la investigacio experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

[EN] A multicatalytic approach that combines a bifunctional Brønsted base¿squaramide organocatalyst and Ag+ as Lewis acid has been applied in the reaction of unactivated ketones with tert-butyl isocyanoacetate to give chiral oxazolines bearing a quaternary stereocenter. The formal [3+2] cycloaddition provided high yields of the corresponding cis-oxazolines with good diastereoselectivity and excellent enantioselectivity, being applied to aryl¿alkyl and alkyl¿alkyl ketones., Financial support from the Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad (Gobierno de Espana) and FEDER (European Union) (CTQ2017-84900-P) is acknowledged. C. V. thanks the Spanish Government for a Ramon y Cajal contract (RyC-2016-20187). A. S.-M. thanks the Generalitat Valenciana and Fondo Social Europeo for a post-doctoral grant (APOST/2016/139).

[Fe(tvp)(2)(NCS)(2)] (1) (tvp=trans-(4,4-vinylenedipyridine)) consists of two independent perpendicular stacks of mutually interpenetrated two-dimensional grids. This uncommon supramolecular conformation defines square-sectional nanochannels (diagonal approximate to 2.2nm) in which inclusion molecules are located. The guest-loaded framework 1@guest displays complete thermal spin-crossover (SCO) behavior with the characteristic temperature T-1/2 dependent on the guest molecule, whereas the guest-free species 1 is paramagnetic whatever the temperature. For the benzene-guest derivatives, the characteristic SCO temperature T-1/2 decreases as the Hammet sigma(p) parameter increases. In general, the 1@guest series shows large entropy variations associated with the SCO and conformational changes of the interpenetrated grids that leads to a crystallographic-phase transition when the guest is benzonitrile or acetonitrile/H2O., The research reported herein was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) and FEDER funds (CTQ2013-46275-P; MAT2012-34740), the Basque Government (project IT-779-13), and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2012/049). T.R.M. thanks the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) for a predoctoral grant (FPI.). L.P.-L. thanks the Generalitat Valenciana for a predoctoral fellowship in the frame of the project PROMETEO/2012/049.

An organocatalytic enantioselective aza-Friedel–Crafts addition of 2-naphthols to benzoxathiazine 2,2-dioxides is described using a quinine-derived bifunctional catalyst. The method allows the use of a wide range of aromatic compounds as nucleophiles, including 1-naphthol and sesamol, and benzoxathiazines 2,2-dioxides, expanding the existing state of the art enantioselective synthesis of aminomethylnaphthol derivatives.

Solvated and unsolvated forms of the complex [Fe(HAT)(NCS)2]∞·(nMeOH) (1) (n = 1.5, 0; HAT = 1,4,5,8,9,12-hexaazatriphenylene) were prepared. The structure of 1·(1.5MeOH), measured at 120 K, showed that this system crystallizes in the homochiral P43 tetragonal space group. The solid is constituted of stacks of one-dimensional coordination polymers running along c-axis. All the FeII centres have the same Λ or Δ conformation and are in the LS state at 120 K. In the range of temperatures 10–300 K the magnetic properties of 1·(1.5MeOH) shows the occurrence of reversible spin crossover behaviour. However, above ca. 310 K complete desolvation of 1·(1.5MeOH) to give 1 was observed from crystal structure analysis, magnetic behaviour and thermal analysis. Compound 1 displays a two-step spin crossover behaviour characterised by a plateau 60 K wide. Simulation of the two-step behaviour in the frame of the regular solutions theory afforded, respectively, the critical temperatures (Tci), the interaction parameters (Γi), and the enthalpy (ΔHi) and entropy (ΔSi) variations for steps i = 1 and 2: Tc1(Tc2) = 172 (358) K, Γ1(Γ2) = 1.6 (3.0) kJ mol−1, ΔH1(ΔH2) = 5.7 (18.3) kJ mol−1 and ΔS1(ΔS2) = 33.4 (51.0) J K mol−1.

[EN] Unlike their isocyano and isothiocyanato analogues, isocyanato esters remain almost unexplored as formal 1,3-dipoles in asymmetric catalytic reactions. The first asymmetric formal [3+2] cycloaddition involving isocyanato esters and electrophilic alkenes is reported. Diisopropyl 2-isocyanatomalonate reacts with a,b-unsaturated N-(o-anisidyl) imines in the presence of a Mg(OTf)2¿BOX complex to give highly substituted chiral pyrrolidinones featuring a conjugate exocyclic double bond with excellent yields and enantiomeric excesses up to 99%. Several transformations of the resulting heterocycles, including the synthesis of a pyroglutamic acid derivative, have been carried out., Financial support (CTQ2013-47494-P) from the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO-Gobierno de Espana) is gratefully acknowledged. M.E. thanks the Generalitat Valenciana for a predoctoral grant. Access to the NMR and MS facilities from the Servei Central de Suport a la Investigacio Experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged

Six clathrate compounds of the three-dimensional spin crossover metal−organic framework formulated [Fe(TPT)2/3{MI (CN)2}2]· nG, where TPT is 2,4,6-tris(4-pyridyl)-1,3,5-triazine, MI = Ag or Au and G represent the guest molecules furan, pyrrole and thiophene, were synthesized using slow diffusion techniques. The clathrate compounds were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 120 and 300 K, thermogravimetric analysis and thermal dependence of the magnetic susceptibility. All compounds crystallize in the R3̅ m trigonal space group. The FeII defines a unique [FeN6] crystallographic site with the equatorial positions occupied by four dicyanometallate ligands while the axial positions are occupied by the TPT ligands. Each TPT ligand links three FeII sites, while the dicyanometallate ligands bridge two FeII sites thereby generating two interlocked three-dimensional frameworks with the NbO topology. The choice of the TPT ligand favors the generation of pores where the guest molecules are located. The thermal dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of samples constituted of single crystals was investigated for the six compounds to assess the influence of the guest molecules on the spin crossover behavior. In general, the magnetic properties of the six clathrates suggest a gradual stabilization of the high-spin state as the molecular volume of the guest increases., The research reported here was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) and FEDER funds (CTQ2013-46275-P) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2012/049). Z.A.C. thanks the Spanish M.E.C.D. for a predoctoral FPU fellowship. L.P.L. thanks the Generalitat Valenciana for a predoctoral fellowship in the frame of the project PROMETEO/2012/049.

A new enantioselective catalyst for the conjugate addition of terminal alkynes has been developed. Terminal alkynes react with 3-alkoxycarbonylcoumarins in the presence of diethylzinc and bis(hydroxyamide) ligands to give chiral non-racemic dihydrocoumarins substituted with an alkynyl group on the C-4 position with good yields and enantiomeric excesses up to 95%., Financial support from the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (Gobierno de Espana) and FEDER (European Union) (CTQ2009-13083) and from Generalitat Valenciana (ACOMP2012-212 and ISIC2012/001) is gratefully acknowledged. A. S.-M. thanks the MEC for a pre-doctoral grant (FPI).

The first catalytic enantioselective conjugate alkynylation of α,β-unsaturated 1,1,1-trifluoromethyl ketones has been carried out. Terminal alkynes and 1,3-diynes were treated with trifluoromethyl ketones in the presence of a low catalytic load of a CuI-MeOBIPHEP complex (2.5 mol %) and triethylamine (10 mol %) to give the corresponding trifluoromethyl ketones bearing a propargylic stereogenic center at the β position with good yields and excellent enantiomeric excesses in most of the cases. No 1,2-addition products were formed under the reaction conditions. The procedure showed broad substrate scope for alkyne, diyne, and enone. A rationale for the observed stereochemistry has been provided. Finally, the potential application of the reaction products in the synthesis of chiral tetrahydrofurans bearing a trifluoromethylated quaternary stereocenter has been devised., Financial support (Grant CTQ2013-47494-P) from the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO-Gobierno de Espana). A.S.M. thanks the MINECO for a predoctoral grant (FPI program). Access to NMR and MS facilities from the Servei Central de Suport a la Investigacio Experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

An efficient one-pot asymmetric synthesis of pyrazoles bearing a chiral quaternary stereocenter has been developed. Quinine-derived thiourea catalyzed the enantioselective addition of pyrazolones to isatin-derived ketimines, providing the corresponding acetylated pyrazoles after in situ treatment with Ac2O/Et3N. The corresponding pyrazoles were afforded in high yields and excellent enantioselectivities., Financial support from the MINECO (Gobierno de Espana; CTQ2013-47494-P) and from Generalitat Valenciana (ISIC2012/001) is gratefully acknowledged. C.V. thanks MINECO for a JdC contract. Access to NMR, MS and X-ray facilities from the Servei central de suport a la investigacio experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

The stereodivergent synthesis of N-tosyl α,β-dehydroamino esters via a Mukaiyama–Michael addition is reported. The reaction of silylketene acetals with N-tosylimines derived from β,γ-unsaturated α-keto esters in dichloromethane provided the corresponding (Z)-α,β-dehydroamino esters while the (E)-isomers were obtained when the reaction was carried out in the presence of 10 mol% copper(II) triflate.

Precise control of spin transition temperature (T(c)) is one of the most important challenges in molecular magnetism. A Hofmann-type porous coordination polymer {Fe(pz)[Pt(II)(CN)(4)]} (1; pz = pyrazine) exhibited cooperative spin transition near room temperature (T(c)(up) = 304 K and T(c)(down) = 284 K) and its iodine adduct {Fe(pz)[Pt(II/IV)(CN)(4)(I)]} (1-I), prepared by oxidative addition of iodine to the open metal sites of Pt(II), raised the T(c) by 100 K. DSC and microscopic Raman spectra of a solid mixture of 1-I and 1 revealed that iodine migrated from 1-I to 1 through the grain boundary after heating above 398 K. We have succeeded in precisely controlling the iodine content of {Fe(pz)[Pt(CN)(4)(I)(n)]} (1-In; n = 0.0-1.0), which resulted in consecutive modulation of T(c) in the range 300-400 K while maintaining the hysteresis width. Furthermore, it was demonstrated that iodine migration in the solid mixture was triggered by the spin transition of 1-I. The magnetically bistable porous framework decorating guest interactive open-metal-site in the pore surface makes it possible to modulate T(c) ad arbitrium through unique postsynthetic method using iodine migration.

Structural, magnetic, calorimetric and Mo¨ssbauer studies of the cooperative spin crossover naphthalene and nitrobenzene clathrates of the novel FeII Hofmann-like porous metal–organic framework {Fe(bpb)[Pt(CN)4]}2Guest are described (bpb = bis(4-pyridyl)butadiyne)., The Spanish MINECO, FEDER (CTQ2010-18414) and the GV (PROMETEO/2012/049) are acknowledged for funding. MS thanks the EU for a Marie Curie fellowship (IIF-253254). LPL thanks the GV for a pre-doctoral fellowship. We acknowledge Prof. P. Gutlich and Dr V. Ksenofontov from the University of Mainz (Germany) for providing access to Mossbauer spectrometers.

Twelve coordination polymers with formula {Fe(3-Xpy)(2)[M(II)(CN)(4)]} (M(II): Ni, Pd, Pt; X: F, Cl, Br, I; py: pyridine) have been synthesised, and their crystal structures have been determined by single-crystal or powder X-ray analysis. All of the fluoro and iodo compounds, as well as the chloro derivative in which M(II) is Pt, crystallise in the monoclinic C2/m space group, whereas the rest of the chloro and all of the bromo derivatives crystallise in the orthorhombic Pnc2 space group. In all cases, the iron(II) atom resides in a pseudo-octahedral [FeN(6)] coordination core, with similar bond lengths and angles in the various derivatives. The major difference between the two kinds of structure arises from the stacking of consecutive two-dimensional {Fe(3-Xpy)(2)[M(II)(CN)(4)]}(infinity) layers, which allows different dispositions of the X atoms. The fluoro and chloro derivatives undergo cooperative spin crossover (SCO) with significant hysteretic behaviour, whereas the rest are paramagnetic. The thermal hysteresis, if X is F, shifts toward room temperature without changing the cooperativity as the pressure increases in the interval 10(5) Pa-0.5 GPa. At ambient pressure, the SCO phenomenon has been structurally characterised at different significant temperatures, and the corresponding thermodynamic parameters were obtained from DSC calorimetric measurements. Compound {Fe(3-Clpy)(2)[Pd(CN)(4)]} represents a new example of a "re-entrant" two-step spin transition by showing the Pnma space group in the intermediate phase (IP) and the Pnc2 space group in the low-spin (LS) and high-spin (HS) phases.

A general catalytic inverse electron demand hetero-Diels Alder reaction for 2-alkenoylpyridine N-oxides is presented. 2-Alkenoylpyridine N-oxides react very efficiently with alkenes in the presence of bisoxazolidine-copper(II) [BOX-Cu(II)] complexes to give chiral dihydropyrans bearing a pyridine ring at the 6-position with very high yields and excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivity. These heterodienes exhibited higher reactivity and enantioselectivity than the corresponding non-oxidized 2-alkenoylpyridines.

Herein, we report a way to achieve abrupt high-spin to low-spin transition with controllable transition temperature and hysteresis width, relying not on solid-state cooperative interactions, but utilizing coherency between phase and spin transitions in neutral FeII meltable complexes, This work was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO) and FEDER funds (CTQ2013-46275-P), the Generalitat Valenciana through PROMETEO/2012/049. T. R. M. thanks the MINECO for a predoctoral (FPI) grant. M. S. thanks the EU for a Marie Curie Fellowship (IIF-253254). We gratefully acknowledge Dr. G. Molnar for Mossbauer measurements, and Prof. Dr. Y. Galyametdinov for preliminary microscopic studies.

Via density functional theory based calculations we show that self-doping of the surface Dirac cones in three-dimensional Bi2X3 (X = Se, Te) topological insulators can be tuned by controlling the sequence of stacking defects in the crystal. Twin boundaries inside the Bi2X3 bulk drive either n- or p-type self-doping of the (0001) topological surface states, depending on the precise orientation of the twin. The surface doping may achieve values up to 300 meV and can be controlled by the number of defects and their relative position with respect to the surface. Its origin relies on the spontaneous polarization generated by the dipole moments associated with the lattice defects. Our findings open the route to the fabrication of Bi2X3 surfaces with tailored surface charge and spin densities in the absence of external electric fields. In addition, in a thin film geometry two-dimensional electron and hole Dirac gases with the same spin-helicity coexist at opposite surfaces., This work has been supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness through Grant Nos. MAT2012-38045-C04-04 and MAT2013-47878-C2-R.

A quinine-derived thiourea organocatalyst promoted the highly enantioselective addition of naphthols and activated phenols to ketimines derived from isatins. The reaction afforded chiral 3-amino-2-oxindoles with a quaternary stereocenter in high yields (up to 99%) with excellent enantioselectivity (up to 99% ee). To the best of our knowledge, this transformation is the first highly enantioselective addition of naphthols to ketimines, Financial support from the MINECO (Gobierno de Espana; CTQ2013-47494-P) and from Generalitat Valenciana (ISIC2012/001) is gratefully acknowledged. M.M.-M. thanks the Universitat de Valencia for a predoctoral grant. C.V. thanks MINECO for a JdC contract.

An organocatalytic enantioselective Friedel–Crafts alkylation of a series of substituted 1- naphthol derivatives and activated phenols with ethyl trifluoropyruvate, catalyzed by a quinine-derived squaramide, is presented. Good yields and high to excellent enantioselectivities of the Friedel– Crafts alkylation products were obtained., Financial support from the MINECO [Gobierno de Espana and FEDER (EU)] (CTQ2013-47949-P) and from Generalitat Valenciana (ISIC2012/001) is gratefully acknowledged. M.M.-M. thanks the Universitat de Valencia for a predoctoral grant. C. V. thanks MINECO for JdC contract. Access to NMR and MS facilities from the Servei central de support a la investigacio experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

[EN] The conjugate diynylation of a,b-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones is carried out in the presence of a low catalytic load (2.5 mol%) of a copper(I)–MeOBIPHEP complex, triethylamine and a terminal 1,3-diyne. Pre-metalation of the terminal 1,3-diyne with stoichiometric or higher amounts of dialkylzinc reagent is not required. The corresponding internal diynes bearing a propargylic stereogenic center are obtained with good yields and excellent enantioselectivities., Financial support from the Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad (MINECO-Gobierno de Espana) and FEDER (EU) (CTQ2013-47494-P) and from Generalitat Valenciana (ISIC2012/001) is gratefully acknowledged. A.S.-M. thanks the MINECO for a predoctoral grant (FPI program). Access to NMR and MS facilities from the Servei Central de Suport a la Investigacio Experimental (SCSIE)-UV is also acknowledged.

The synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties of three clathrate derivatives of the spin-crossover porous coordination polymer {Fe(pyrazine)[Pt(CN)(4)]} (1) with five-membered aromatic molecules furan, pyrrole, and thiophene is reported. The three derivatives have a cooperative spin-crossover transition with hysteresis loops 14-29 K wide and average critical temperatures T-c=201 K (1.fur), 167 K (1.pyr), and 114.6 K (1.thio) well below that of the parent compound 1 (T-c=295 K), confirming stabilization of the HS state. The transition is complete and takes place in two steps for 1.fur, while 1.pyr and 1.thio show 50% spin transition. For 1.fur the transformation between the HS and IS (middle of the plateau) phases occurs concomitantly with a crystallographic phase transition between the tetragonal space groups P4/mmm and I4/mmm, respectively. The latter space group is retained in the subsequent transformation involving the IS and the LS phases. 1.pyr and 1.thio display the tetragonal P4/mmm and orthorhombic Fmmm space groups, respectively, in both HS and IM phases. Periodic calculations using density functional methods for 1.fur, 1.pyr, 1.thio, and previously reported derivatives 1.CS2, 1.I, 1.bz(benzene), and 1.pz(pyrazine) have been carried out to investigate the electronic structure and nature of the host-guest interactions as well as their relationship with the changes in the LS-HS transition temperatures of 1.Guest. Geometry-optimized lattice parameters and bond distances in the empty host 1 and 1.Guest clathrates are in general agreement with the X-ray diffraction data. The concordance between the theoretical results and the experimental data also comprises the guest molecule orientation inside the host and intermolecular distances. Furthermore, a general correlation between experimental T-c and calculated LS-HS electronic energy gap was observed. Finally, specific host-guest interactions were studied through interaction energy calculations and crystal orbital displacement (COD) curve analysis., The research reported herein was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (MICINN) and FEDER funds (CTQ2013-46275-P and CTQ2011-23862-C02-01), Generalitat de Catalunya (2009SGR-1459) and Generalitat Valenciana through PROMETEO/2012/049. D. A. thanks Conicyt-Chile for a predoctoral fellowship. Z.A.C. thanks the Spanish M.E.C.D. for a predoctoral FPU fellowship. M.O. thanks a Grant-In-Aid for Science Research for Innovative Areas "Coordination Programming (Area 2107, No. 22108512)" and for Scientific Research Program (A) (No. 23245014) from MEXT, Japan. The authors thankfully acknowledge the computer resources, technical expertise, and assistance provided by the Barcelona Supercomputer Center.

[EN] The new complexes of formulae PPh4[Cr(dpa)(ox)(2)] (1), AsPh4[Cr(dpa)(OX)(2)] (2), Hdpa[Cr(dpa)(ox)(2)]-4H(2)O (3), Rad[Cr(dpa)(ox)(2)] . H2O (4) and Sr[Cr(dpa)(ox)(2)](2) . 8H(2)O (5) [PPh4 = tetraphenylphosphonium cation; AsPh4 = tetraphenylarsoniurn cation; dpa = 2,T-dipyridylamine; ox = oxalate dianion; Rad = 2-(4-N-methylpyridinium)4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazol-a-oxyl-3-N-oxide] have been prepared and characterised by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures of 1-4 consist of discrete [Cr(dpa)(ox)(2)](-) anions, tetraphenylphosphonium. (1), tetraphenylarsonium (2), monoprotonated Hdpa (3) and univalent radical (4) cations and uncoordinated water molecules (2-4). The chromium environment in 1-4 is distorted octahedral with Cr-O bond distances between 1.982(2)-1.946(2) Angstrom and Cr-N bonds of 2.0716(17)-2.048(3) Angstrom. The angles subtended at the chromium atom by the two oxalates are 83.6(2)-81.71(8)degrees, whereas the N-Cr-N angles are 87.76(7)-86.24(9)degrees. The [Cr(dpa)(ox)(2)](-) unit of 1-4 is also present in 5 but it acts as a chelating ligand through its two oxalato groups towards divalent strontium cations, yielding heterobimetallic zig-zag chains that run parallel to the a axis. Each chain is formed of diamond-shaped units sharing the strontium atoms, while the two other corners are occupied by two crystallographically independent chromium atoms. The [Cr(dpa)(ox)(2)](-) unit in 5 retains the environment observed in 1-4 and the strontium atom is coordinated to eight oxalate oxygens from four oxalate ligands. The two crystallographycally independent chromium centres within each double chain have opposite chirality. However, the adjacent double chains are related by an inversion centre resulting in achiral layers parallel to the ac plane. The magnetic properties of 1-5 have been investigated in the temperature range 1.9-290 K. A quasi Curie law behaviour is observed for 1-3 and 5 in agreement with their crystal structures, whereas a significant antiferromagnetic interaction between the chromium(m) and the radical centre occurs in the case of 4. The synthetic possibilities offered by the use of the heteroleptic species [CrL(ox)(2)](-) (L = alpha -diimine-type ligand) as a ligand towards metal ions is analysed and discussed in the fight of the available structural results., Financial support from the Spanish Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica (DGICYT) through Projects PB97-1397 and PB98-1044, the Romanian Ministry of Education (Grants 30C/CNCSIS and 1D/CNCSIS) and the TMR Program from the European Union (Contract ERBFMRXCT98-0181) is acknowledged. Thanks are also extended to the Centre d'Informàtica de la Universitat de València for computer resource support.

[EN] The title complex, poly[dodeca--cyanido-diiron(III)triplatinum(II)], [FeIII2{PtII(CN)4}3], has a three-dimensional polymeric structure. It is built-up from square-planar [PtII(CN)4] 2 anions (point group symmetry 2/m) bridging cationic [FeIIIPtII(CN)4] + 1 layers extending in the bc plane. The FeII atoms of the layers are located on inversion centres and exhibit an octahedral coordination sphere defined by six N atoms of cyanide ligands, while the PtII atoms are located on twofold rotation axes and are surrounded by four C atoms of the cyanide ligands in a square-planar coordination. The geometrical preferences of the two cations for octahedral and square-planar coordination, respectively, lead to a corrugated organisation of the layers. The distance between neighbouring [FeIIIPtII(CN)4] + 1 layers corresponds to the length a/2 = 8.0070 (3) A˚ , and the separation between two neighbouring PtII atoms of the bridging [PtII(CN)4] 2 groups corresponds to the length of the c axis [7.5720 (2) A˚ ]. The structure is porous with accessible voids of 390 A˚ 3 per unit cell., This study was supported by the Spanish Ministerio de Economı´a y Competitividad (MINECO) and FEDER funds (CTQ2013–46275-P) and Generalitat Valenciana (PROMETEO/2012/049). MS thanks the EU for a Marie Curie fellowship (IIF-253254)