Magnetic/Conducting Bifunctionality due to π/σ-Conjugated Functional Moieties in a Stacked Ferrimagnetic Chain

An alternating chain of a paddlewheel [Ru2II,III(O2CEt)4]+ (EtCO2− = propionate) complex and [Pt(mnt)2]− (mnt2− = maleonitriledithiolate) has a ferrimagnetic spin arrangement of S = 3/2 and 1/2 local spins, respectively, as well as three-dimensional antiferromagnetic ordering with a canting mode at 8.6 K. This chain is stacked at the [Pt(mnt)2]− units to form a slipped column in the vertical direction against the chain, which acts as a pathway for electrical conduction.