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THE magnetic properties of mononuclear compounds of tervalent iron (configuration 3d5) conform to the predictions of ligand field theory. Both high-spin 6A1 (μeff = 5.9 Bohr magnetons (B.M.)) and low-spin 2T2 (μeff = 2.3 B.M.) ground states are observed for complexes with octahedral microsymmetry. Quartet ground states (S = 3/2) are specifically excluded by the theory, so that the successful isolation of a new class of such compounds is of special interest.
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HOSKINS, B., MARTIN, R. & WHITE, A. Molecular and Crystal Structure of a 5-Covalent Iron (III) Complex with Spin, S=3/2. Nature 211, 627–628 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/211627b0
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