Ligand-Field Calculations on Pseudo-Tetragonal High-Spin Fe(II) Compounds
Abstract The compounds Fe(pz)4X2 and Fe(mpz)4X2, where pz stands for pyrazole, mpz for 5-methyl-pyrazole and X means Cl, Br or I, have been investigated by magnetic susceptibility, magnetic saturation and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The experimental temperatures vary from 2K to room temperature for the magnetic susceptibility measurements and from 4K to room temperature for the Mössbauer measurements. Mössbauer spectra in an applied magnetic field are also reported. The results of both types of measurements and ligand-field spectra are interpreted using a ligand-field theory. The tetragonal ground-state splitting parameters have been determined using the ligand-field spectra. For the pyrazole compounds, the experimental data nicely agree with theoretical results. The quadrupole splitting and the magnetic properties of these com pounds can be completely described within the used model, assuming a tetragonal molecular point symmetry. For the 5-methylpyrazole compounds, the measurements show that the point symmetry is lower than tetragonal. The agreement between the experimental data and the theoretical results for a point group Ci is less fair, especially concerning the Vzz and η values. Besides the Vzz values of Fe(mpz)4X2 differ significantly from those of the corresponding Fe(pz)4X2 compounds.