We report the synthesis, by solvothermal methods, of the tetradecametallic cluster complexes [M
14(L)
6O
6(OMe)
18Cl
6] (M = Fe
III, Cr
III) and [V
14(L)
6O
6(OMe)
18Cl
6-xO
x] (L = anion of 1,2,3-triazole or derivative). Crystal structuredata are reported for the {M
14} complexes [Fe
14(C
2H
2N
3)
6O
6(OMe)
18Cl
6], [Cr
14(bta)
6O
6(OMe)
18Cl
6] (btaH =benzotriazole), [V
14O
6(Me
2bta)
6(OMe)
18Cl
6-xO
x] [Me
2btaH = 5,6-Me
2-benzotriazole; eight metal sites are V
III, theremainder are disordered between {V
III-Cl}
2+ and {V
IV=O}
2+] and for the distorted [Fe
III14O
9(OH)(OMe)
8(bta)
7(MeOH)
5(H
2O)Cl
8] structure that results from non-solvothermal synthetic methods, highlighting the importance oftemperature regime in cluster synthesis. Magnetic studies reveal the {Fe
14} complexes to have ground state electronicspins of
S ![](/images/entities/le.gif)
25, among the highest known, while in contrast the {Cr
14} complex has an
S = 0 ground statedespite having a very similar structure and all complexes being dominated by intramolecular antiferromagneticexchange interactions. The {Fe
14} complexes undergo a magnetic phase transition to long-range ordering at relativelyhigh temperatures for molecular species, which are governed by the steric bulk of the triazole (
TN = 1.8 and 3.4K for L = bta
- and H
2C
2N
3-, respectively). The huge spins of the {Fe
14} complexes lead to very large magnetocaloriceffects (MCE)-the largest known for any material below 10 K-which is further enhanced by spin frustration withinthe molecules due to the competing antiferromagnetic interactions. The largest MCE is found for [Fe
14(C
2H
2N
3)
6O
6(OMe)
18Cl
6] with an isothermal magnetic entropy change -
Sm of 20.3 J kg
-1 K
-1 at 6 K for anapplied magnetic field change of 0-7 T.