The Electron and Spin Distributions and Magnetic Anisotropy in Mixed-Valent Diruthenium(V) Tetracarboxylates from Crystallography and Theory

Key Points

• The aim is to determine the electron and spin density distributions of a specific diruthenium complex.
• Utilized high-resolution X-ray diffraction.
• Applied polarized neutron diffraction techniques.
• Focused on a mixed-valent diruthenium(II,III) complex.
• Successful determination of electron and spin density distributions.
• Found significant insights into the magnetic anisotropy of the complex.
• Results indicate a complex behavior influenced by mixed valency.