Two new lanthanide–radical complexes: synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties.

Two new lanthanide–radical complexes, [Tb(hfac)3(EtVNIT)2] (1) and [Dy(hfac)3(EtVNIT)2] (2) (EtVNIT = 2-(4′-ethoxy-3′-methoxyphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethylimidazoline-1-oxyl-3-oxide, hfac = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoroacetylacetonate), were synthesized; both display radical–Ln(III)–radical (Ln=Tb (1), Dy (2)) tri-spin structures. Magnetic studies reveal that interactions between the lanthanide ions and radicals are ferromagnetic. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]