Syntheses, structures and magnetic properties of a series of lanthanide complexes based on p-methoxybenzoic acid

A new series of lanthanide metal complexes [Ln(L)(3)](n) (L = p-methoxybenzoic acid, Ln = Pr 1, Eu 2, Tb 3, Dy 4, Ho 5, Er 6, Yb 7) have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements reveal that these compounds are isostructural, crystallizing in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c and giving 1D chain structures. Magnetic studies reveal antiferromagnetic behavior for complexes 1, 3, 5 and 6, ferromagnetic behavior for complex 4 and spin-canting behavior for 7. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.