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Title: Scrutinizing metal–ligand covalency and redox non-innocence via nitrogen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy

Abstract

A series of nitrogen K-edge XAS data obtained for coordination complexes of diverse transition metals is used to calibrate computational pre-edge peak energies and to afford estimates of metal–ligand covalencies. The approach is extended to probe an inner-sphere aminyl radical ligand.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Cornell University, Baker Laboratory, Ithaca, USA
  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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Research Org.:
Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN (United States); Stanford Univ., CA (United States); Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1507467
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1609801; OSTI ID: 1843655
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515; FG02-07ER15893; SC0012486
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Chemical Science
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Chemical Science Journal Volume: 10 Journal Issue: 19; Journal ID: ISSN 2041-6520
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Chemistry

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Lukens, James T., DiMucci, Ida M., Kurogi, Takashi, Mindiola, Daniel J., and Lancaster, Kyle M. Scrutinizing metal–ligand covalency and redox non-innocence via nitrogen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. United Kingdom: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1039/C8SC03350A.
Lukens, James T., DiMucci, Ida M., Kurogi, Takashi, Mindiola, Daniel J., & Lancaster, Kyle M. Scrutinizing metal–ligand covalency and redox non-innocence via nitrogen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC03350A
Lukens, James T., DiMucci, Ida M., Kurogi, Takashi, Mindiola, Daniel J., and Lancaster, Kyle M. Wed . "Scrutinizing metal–ligand covalency and redox non-innocence via nitrogen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SC03350A.
@article{osti_1507467,
title = {Scrutinizing metal–ligand covalency and redox non-innocence via nitrogen K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy},
author = {Lukens, James T. and DiMucci, Ida M. and Kurogi, Takashi and Mindiola, Daniel J. and Lancaster, Kyle M.},
abstractNote = {A series of nitrogen K-edge XAS data obtained for coordination complexes of diverse transition metals is used to calibrate computational pre-edge peak energies and to afford estimates of metal–ligand covalencies. The approach is extended to probe an inner-sphere aminyl radical ligand.},
doi = {10.1039/C8SC03350A},
journal = {Chemical Science},
number = 19,
volume = 10,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Wed Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Wed Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}

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