Synthesis and magnetic properties of the novel dithiadiazolyl radical, p-NCC6F4C6F4CNSSN*.

The dithiadiazolyl radical p-NCC6F4C6F4CNSSN* (4) retains its monomeric nature in the solid state with molecules linked together into chains via supramolecular CN-S interactions. Variable temperature magnetic studies on 4 show that it behaves as a near-ideal Curie paramagnet (|theta| less than 0.1 K), indicating negligible intermolecular exchange. The effective magnetic moment (1.78 micro(B)) is temperature independent and in excellent agreement with the value expected for an S = 1/2 paramagnet with g = 2.01(1.74 micro(B)). The lack of exchange coupling between radicals is attributed to the absence of significant orbital overlap between radical centres.