The magnetic properties of monoclinic [Fe
III(C
5Me
5)
2]
+[TCNE]
-·MeCN (
1·MeCN) havebeen measure
d an
d compare
d to that of orthorhombic [Fe
III(C
5Me
5)
2]
+[TCNE]
- (
1). Peaksin both
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'(
T) an
d ![](/images/gifchars/chi.gif)
' '(
T) are observe
d verifying that antiferromagnetic or
dering is not presentin either
1 or solvate
d 1 (
1·
S).
1·MeCN facilely loses MeCN an
d both
desolvate
d 1·MeCNan
d 1 have the same magnetic behavior (
Tf = 4.96 ±
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0.03 K). In contrast, solvate
d 1·MeCN has a re
duce
d Tf of 2.87 ± 0.02 K. This is ascribe
d to the layers of MeCN that separatethe pairs of layers of parallel chains of [Fe(C
5Me
5)
2][TCNE], which re
duce the 3-D magneticcoupling lea
ding to a lower or
dering temperature. Formation of other magnetically or
dere
dsolvates,
1·
S (
S = EtCN, PrCN, PhCN, 1,2-C
6H
4Cl
2, NCC
4H
8CN), with 2.87 <
Tf < 4.82 K,which, except for
S = PrCN, also have
Tf = 4.96 ±
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0.03 K upon
desolvation. A
ddition ofTHF to
1 lea
ds to an enhance
d Tf of 5.50 ± 0.11 K, which is attribute
d to an external pressure(ca 2.5 kbar) in
duce
d by the THF solvent that
does not occur for the nitrile-base
d solvents.The
desolvate
d materials exhibit a small frequency
depen
dence in the ac susceptibility,
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'(
T,
f). This is typically an or
der of magnitu
de lower than the frequency
depen
dence for thesolvate
d species, which is in
dicative of enhance
d glassiness an
d disor
der.