In the pursuit of weak field cluster synthesis, we have discovered that thermally persistent high spin ground states can be stabilized to room temperature and beyond. The electronic exchange interaction is dominated by a direct exchange pathway governed by overlap of the cluster core valence orbitals. Redox reactions mediated by the clusters will reorganize the clusters to maximize this M-M bonding and, consequently, maximize the spin states observed. These results will be presented illustrating the emergence of single molecule magnet behavior in high symmetry clusters.

High spin electronic structures in cluster design

251st National Meeting (2016)

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