An unprecedented atom connectivity, Mn
IV(
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-O)Mn
IV(
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-O)
2Mn
IV(
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-O)Mn
IV, is found in the complex [Mn
IV4O
4(EtO-terpy)
4(OH)
2(OH
2)
2](ClO
4)
6·8H
2O (EtO-terpy = 4'-ethoxyl-2,2':6',2' '-terpyridine), which has been characterized byX-ray crystallography, X-ray powder diffraction, EPR spectroscopy, and magnetic studies. This complex is the firstexample of a compound where a Mn
IV ion is coordinated by all three types of water-derived ligands: oxo, hydroxo,and aqua. Bond distances and angles for this complex are consistent with a Mn
IV4 oxidation state assignment. Thedi-
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-oxo- and mo
no-
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-oxo-bridged Mn-Mn distances are 2.80 and 3.51 Å, respectively. The variable-temperaturemagnetic susceptibility data for this complex, in the range of 10-300 K, are consistent with an
S = 0 ground stateand were fit using the spin Hamiltonian
HDvV = -
J1
2
1 -
J2
1
1A -
J1
1A
2A (S
1 = S
1A = S
2 = S
2A = 3/2) with
J1 = -432 cm
-1 and
J2 = -164 cm
-1 (where
J1 and
J2 are exchange constants through the mo
no-
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-oxo and thedi-
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-oxo bridges, respectively). The first excited spin state of this tetramer is a spin triplet state at 279 cm
-1 abovethe diamagnetic ground state. The next spin states are the
S = 1 and
S = 2 levels at about 700 and 820 cm
-1above the
S = 0 ground state, respectively. These large energy gaps are consistent with the absence of an EPRsignal for this complex, even at high temperature.