Rational design of three-dimensional (3D) optically active molecule-based magnets: synthesis, structure, optical and magnetic properties of ([Ru(bpy)3](2+), ClO4(-), [Mn(II) Cr(III)(ox)3](-))n and ([Ru(bpy)2ppy](+), [M(II)Cr(III)(ox)3](-))n, with M(

Rational design of three-dimensional (3D) optically active molecule-based magnets: synthesis, structure, optical and magnetic properties of ([Ru(bpy)3](2+), ClO4(-), [Mn(II) Cr(III)(ox)3](-))n and ([Ru(bpy)2ppy](+), [M(II)Cr(III)(ox)3](-))n, with M(