The assembly of coordination capsule and cages using paramagnetic metal ions paves the way to molecular magnetic materials.
Figure 3 (right). Plot of χMT vs T for a [CrIII4L6]12+ tetrahedron in the T = 300–2 K range in a field of B = 0.1 T (black squares, experimental points; red line, fitted data; J = −6 cm−1).
In addition to studying the intermolecular magnetic exchange, we are also pursuing strategies to create systems whereby the electronic properties of the host can be influenced by the guest.