In this work we report the synthesis, structural, electronic and magnetic characterization of [MnIV2MnII2(HL)2(H2L)2(H2O)4](NO3)2 1. This novel compound was obtained from (E)-2-((2-hydroxybenzylidene)amine)-2-(hydroximethyl-propane-1,3-diol, (H4L) and Mn(NO3)2. The UV-Vis and IR spectrophotometry showed the typical d-d transitions of MnIV in and octahedral geometry compounds 1 and vibrational transitions in 477 cm-1, which is assigned to the Mn-O group 2. The cM vs T gave J = 164 cm-1 3. The ESR (g = 11.03, 4.87, 1.78, and g = 3.23, 2.03) analysis of 1 showed the presence of MnII (s = 5/2) and MnIV (s = 3/2) ions within the molecule. The hyperfine interaction is observed in ESR spectrum which showed two species of Mn ions4. An x ray diffraction suitable monocristal of 1 was obtained and its structure was possible to describe as a tetramer of [MnIV MnII MnII MnIV] building a 2D stepped supramolecular structure with a step of [MnIV–O-O-MnII] and a second step with [MnII–O-O-MnIV]. The structural study informed us that each magnetic box of [MnIV-O-O-MnII] have a superexchange antiferromagnetic interaction by the dx2-y2-sp3 (with more contribution of p orbitals) orbitals; however, among the boxes or steps there is a super-exchange ferromagnetic interaction, by oxo bonds MnII-O-MnII.
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