Seven cyanide-bridged bimetallic complexes have been synthesized by the reaction of [Fe(1-CH
3im)(CN)
5]
2- withMn(III) Schiff base complexes. Their crystal
structure and magnetic properties have been characterized. Fivecomplexes, [Mn
2(5-Brsalen)
2Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)]·H
2O (
1), [Mn
2(5-Clsalen)
2(H
2O)
2Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)]·H
2O (
2), [Mn
2(5-Clsaltn)
2(H
2O)
2Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)] (
3), [Mn
2(5-Clsaltmen)
2(H
2O)
2Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)]·H
2O (
4), and [Mn
2(5-Brsaltmen)
2(H
2O)
2Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)]·CH
3OH (
5), are neutral and trinuclear with two [Mn(SB)]
+ (SB
2- = Schiff base ligands)and one [Fe(1-CH
3im)(CN)
5]
2-. Complex {[Et
4N][Mn(acacen)Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)]}
n·6nH
2O (
6) is one-dimensionalwith alternate [Mn(acacen)]
+ and [Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)]
2- units. The two-dimensional complex {[Mn
4(saltmen)
4Fe(CN)
5(1-CH
3im)]}
n[ClO
4]
2n·9
nH
2O (
7) consists of Mn
4Fe units which are further connected by the phenoxo oxygenatoms. Magnetic studies show the presence of ferromagnetic Mn(III)-Fe(III) coupling in the trinuclear compoundswith the magnetic coupling constant (
J) ranging from 4.5 to 6.0 cm
-1, based on the Hamiltonian
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= -2
J
Fe(
Mn(1)+
Mn(2)). Antiferromagnetic interaction has been observed in complex
6, whereas ferromagnetic coupling occurs incomplex
7. Complexes
6 and
7 exhibit long-range magnetic ordering with a
TN value of 4.0 K for
6 and
Tc of 4.8K for
7. Complex
6 shows metamagnetic behavior at 2 K, and complex
7 possesses a hysteresis loop with acoercive field of 500 Oe, typical of a soft ferromagnet.