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Electronic structure and reactivity studies of a nonsymmetric one-electron oxidized CuII bis-phenoxide complex

Journal Article · · Inorganica Chimica Acta
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States); Univ. of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC (Canada)
  2. California State Univ., Chico, CA (United States)
  3. Ibaraki Univ., Mito (Japan)
  4. The Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (United States)
  5. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, BC (Canada)
  6. Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA (United States)

Here, the tetradentate mixed imino/amino phenoxide ligand (N-(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-N'-(2-hydroxyl-3,5-di-tert-butylbenzyl))-trans-1,2-cyclohexanediamine (salalen) was complexed with CuII, and the resulting Cu complex (2) was characterized by a number of experimental techniques and theoretical calculations. Two quasi-reversible redox processes for 2, as observed by cyclic voltammetry, demonstrated the potential stability of oxidized forms, and also the increased electron-donating ability of the salalen ligand in comparison to the salen analogue. The electronic structure of the one-electron oxidized [2]+ was studied in detail, and Cu K-edge X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) measurements confirmed a CuII-phenoxyl radical complex in solution. Resonance Raman (rR) and variable temperature 1H NMR studies, coupled with theoretical calculations, showed that [2]+ is a triplet (S = 1) CuII-phenoxyl radical species, with localization of the radical on the more electron-rich aminophenoxide. Attempted isolation of X-ray quality crystals of [2]+ afforded [2H]+, with a protonated phenol bonded to CuII, and an additional H-bonding interaction with the SbF6 counterion. Stoichiometric reaction of dilute solutions of [2]+ with benzyl alcohol showed that the complex reacts in a similar manner as the oxidized CuII-salen analogue, and does not exhibit a substrate-binding pre-equilibrium as observed for the oxidized bis-aminophenoxide CuII-salan derivative.

Research Organization:
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (SLAC), Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-76SF00515
OSTI ID:
1469090
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1702083
Journal Information:
Inorganica Chimica Acta, Journal Name: Inorganica Chimica Acta Journal Issue: C Vol. 481; ISSN 0020-1693
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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