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Multinuclear magnetic resonance study of the bis-iminodiacetate nickel(II) complex in aqueous solution

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5161702

Proton, carbon-13, and oxygen-17 NMR spectra of the bis-iminodiacetate nickel (II) complex are reported and interpreted in terms intramolecular cis/trans isomer racemization and carboxylate oxygen interchange. Proton NMR spectra at 60 mHz and 180 mHz are consistent with previously reported spectra. Carbon-13 NMR spectra unambiguously determine the cis/trans isomer ratio. The temperature dependence of the carbon-13 NMR spectra shows no evidence of intermolecular ligand exchange between the complex and the free ligand, in contast to simple amino acid complexes. Carbon-13 NMR spectra suggest that cis/trans isomer interconversion occurs via a Bailar-twist mechanism. 45 refs., 9 figs., 10 tabs.

Research Organization:
California Univ., Berkeley (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-76SF00098
OSTI ID:
5161702
Report Number(s):
LBL-21483; ON: DE87000080
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English