New
coordination polymers of the formula [M(btre)
2(NCS)
2] (btre = 1,2-bis(1,2,4-triazol-4-yl)ethane; M
II = Fe, Co)have been synthesized, and their
crystal stru
ctures have been determined at 293 K by X-ray analysis. The Fe
IIcompound (C
7H
8FeN
7S
2)
crystallizes in the mono
clini
c spa
ce
group
P2
1/
n,
a = 12.439(5) &Arin
g;,
b = 8.941(2) &Arin
g;,
c =9.321(3) &Arin
g;,
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V = 1036.6(6) &Arin
g;
3,
Z = 2, 3791 refle
ctions [
I &
gt; 3
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(I)],
RF = 0.036, wR2 = 0.123. TheCo
II compound is isostru
ctural to the Fe
II compound. The
crystal stru
cture
consists of a 2D sheet in whi
ch themetal ions are linked by bis monodentate (
N1,
N1') 1,2,4-triazole li
gands. The stru
cture is stabilized by
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ctions between two adja
cent sheets and by S···S intera
ctions. Temperature-dependent SQUID,
57Fe M&
ouml;ssbauer,and X-ray diffra
ction measurements indi
cate that [Fe(btre)
2(NCS)
2] retains a HS
ground state upon
coolin
g from293 K down to 8 K. The surprisin
g absen
ce of spin-
crossover behavior for this Fe(II)-1,2,4-triazole polymeri
ccoordination
compound that has been
confirmed by pressure experiments up to ~12 kbar and by li
ght irradiationexperiments at 10 K is dis
cussed on the basis of its stru
ctural features. Insi
ght into the ori
gin of the
cooperativeeffe
cts of the spin transition in [Fe(btr)
2(NCS)
2]·H
2O (btr = 4,4'-bis-1,2,4-triazole) is also
given thanks to a re-evaluation of its distortion parameters in the hi
gh- and low-spin states.