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11-(4H-1,2,4-Triazol-4-yl)-undecylmethacrylate (1), a new ligand for Fe(II) spin-crossover (SCO) complexes containing a polymerizable group, was synthesized and characterized. The complex [Fe·1 3](BF4)2 (2) was obtained by reaction of 1 with Fe(BF4)2·6H2O (molar ratio 1/Fe(II) = 3/1) in THF. Complex 2 showed a gradual spin-crossover between 80 and 230 K. The methacrylate units in the ligands of complex 2 could be oligomerized radically in solution (initiator: azoisobutyronitrile) without loss of the spin-crossover behaviour.
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Received May 30, 2000. Accepted December 10, 2000
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Schwarzenbacher, G., Gangl, M., Goriup, M. et al. Preparation and Radical Oligomerization of anFe(II) Complex without Loss of Spin-Crossover Properties. Monatshefte fuer Chemie 132, 519–529 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060170114
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060170114