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Title: Effect of Redox-Inactive Metal Ion–Nickel(III) Interactions on the Redox Properties and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactivity

Abstract

We report Mononuclear nickel(II) and nickel(III) complexes of a bisamidate-bisalkoxide ligand, (NMe4)2[Ni-II(HMPAB)] (1) and (NMe4)[NiIII(HMPAB)] (2), respectively, have been synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques including X-ray crystallography. The reaction of redox-inactive metal ions (Mn+ = Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Y3+, and Sc3+) with 2 resulted in 2-Mn+ adducts, which was assessed by an array of spectroscopic techniques including X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and reactivity studies. The X-ray structure of Ca2+ coordinated to Ni(III) complexes, 2Ca2+T, was determined and exhibited an average Ni-Ca distance of 3.1253 angstrom, close to the metal ions' covalent radius. XAS analysis of 2-Ca2+ and 2-Y3+ in solution further revealed an additional coordination to Ca and Y in the 2-Mn+ adducts with shortened Ni-M distances of 2.15 and 2.11 Å, respectively, implying direct bonding interactions between Ni and Lewis acids (LAs). Such a short interatomic distance between Ni(III) and M is unprecedented and was not observed before. EPR analysis of 2 and 2-Mn+ species, moreover, displayed rhombic signals with gav > 2.12 for all complexes, supporting the +III oxidation state of Ni. The NiIII/NiII redox potential of 2 and 2-Mn+ species was determined, and a plot of E1/ 2 of 2-Mn+ versusmore » pKa of [M(H2O)n]m+ exhibited a linear relationship, implying that the NiIII/NiII potential of 2 can be tuned with different redox-inactive metal ions. Reactivity studies of 2 and 2-Mn+ with different 4-X-2,6-ditert-butylphenol (4-XDTBP) and other phenol derivatives were performed, and based on kinetic studies, we propose the involvement of a proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) pathway. Analysis of the reaction products after the reaction of 2 with 4-OMe-DTBP showed the formation of a Ni(II) complex (1a) where one of the alkoxide arms of the ligand is protonated. A pKa value of 24.2 was estimated for 1a. The reaction of 2-Mn+ species was examined with 4-OMe-DTBP, and it was observed that the k2 values of 2-Mn+ species increase by increasing the Lewis acidity of redox-inactive metal ions. However, the obtained k2 values for 2-Mn+ species are much lower compared to the k2 value for 2. Such a variation of PCET reactivity between 2 and 2-Mn+ species may be attributed to the interactions between Ni(III) and LAs. Our findings show the significance of the secondary coordination sphere effect on the PCET reactivity of Ni(III) complexes and furnish important insights into the reaction mechanism involving high-valent nickel species, which are frequently invoked as key intermediates in Ni-mediated enzymatic reactions, solar-fuel catalysis, and biomimetic/synthetic transformation reactions.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3];  [3]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi (India)
  2. Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata (India)
  3. Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)
  4. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Madrid (Spain)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF); Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR); Canadian Light Source, Inc.; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MICINN); Ramon y Cajal Fellowship
OSTI Identifier:
1970723
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357; ECR/2017/002433; PID2019-111086RA-I00; 20226AT001; RYC2020-029863-I; 730872
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Inorganic Chemistry
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 61; Journal Issue: 36; Journal ID: ISSN 0020-1669
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Kaur, Simarjeet, Bera, Moumita, Santra, Aakash, Munshi, Sandip, Sterbinsky, George E., Wu, Tianpin, Moonshiram, Dooshaye, and Paria, Sayantan. Effect of Redox-Inactive Metal Ion–Nickel(III) Interactions on the Redox Properties and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactivity. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01472.
Kaur, Simarjeet, Bera, Moumita, Santra, Aakash, Munshi, Sandip, Sterbinsky, George E., Wu, Tianpin, Moonshiram, Dooshaye, & Paria, Sayantan. Effect of Redox-Inactive Metal Ion–Nickel(III) Interactions on the Redox Properties and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactivity. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01472
Kaur, Simarjeet, Bera, Moumita, Santra, Aakash, Munshi, Sandip, Sterbinsky, George E., Wu, Tianpin, Moonshiram, Dooshaye, and Paria, Sayantan. Tue . "Effect of Redox-Inactive Metal Ion–Nickel(III) Interactions on the Redox Properties and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactivity". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01472. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1970723.
@article{osti_1970723,
title = {Effect of Redox-Inactive Metal Ion–Nickel(III) Interactions on the Redox Properties and Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer Reactivity},
author = {Kaur, Simarjeet and Bera, Moumita and Santra, Aakash and Munshi, Sandip and Sterbinsky, George E. and Wu, Tianpin and Moonshiram, Dooshaye and Paria, Sayantan},
abstractNote = {We report Mononuclear nickel(II) and nickel(III) complexes of a bisamidate-bisalkoxide ligand, (NMe4)2[Ni-II(HMPAB)] (1) and (NMe4)[NiIII(HMPAB)] (2), respectively, have been synthesized and characterized by various spectroscopic techniques including X-ray crystallography. The reaction of redox-inactive metal ions (Mn+ = Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Y3+, and Sc3+) with 2 resulted in 2-Mn+ adducts, which was assessed by an array of spectroscopic techniques including X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and reactivity studies. The X-ray structure of Ca2+ coordinated to Ni(III) complexes, 2Ca2+T, was determined and exhibited an average Ni-Ca distance of 3.1253 angstrom, close to the metal ions' covalent radius. XAS analysis of 2-Ca2+ and 2-Y3+ in solution further revealed an additional coordination to Ca and Y in the 2-Mn+ adducts with shortened Ni-M distances of 2.15 and 2.11 Å, respectively, implying direct bonding interactions between Ni and Lewis acids (LAs). Such a short interatomic distance between Ni(III) and M is unprecedented and was not observed before. EPR analysis of 2 and 2-Mn+ species, moreover, displayed rhombic signals with gav > 2.12 for all complexes, supporting the +III oxidation state of Ni. The NiIII/NiII redox potential of 2 and 2-Mn+ species was determined, and a plot of E1/ 2 of 2-Mn+ versus pKa of [M(H2O)n]m+ exhibited a linear relationship, implying that the NiIII/NiII potential of 2 can be tuned with different redox-inactive metal ions. Reactivity studies of 2 and 2-Mn+ with different 4-X-2,6-ditert-butylphenol (4-XDTBP) and other phenol derivatives were performed, and based on kinetic studies, we propose the involvement of a proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET) pathway. Analysis of the reaction products after the reaction of 2 with 4-OMe-DTBP showed the formation of a Ni(II) complex (1a) where one of the alkoxide arms of the ligand is protonated. A pKa value of 24.2 was estimated for 1a. The reaction of 2-Mn+ species was examined with 4-OMe-DTBP, and it was observed that the k2 values of 2-Mn+ species increase by increasing the Lewis acidity of redox-inactive metal ions. However, the obtained k2 values for 2-Mn+ species are much lower compared to the k2 value for 2. Such a variation of PCET reactivity between 2 and 2-Mn+ species may be attributed to the interactions between Ni(III) and LAs. Our findings show the significance of the secondary coordination sphere effect on the PCET reactivity of Ni(III) complexes and furnish important insights into the reaction mechanism involving high-valent nickel species, which are frequently invoked as key intermediates in Ni-mediated enzymatic reactions, solar-fuel catalysis, and biomimetic/synthetic transformation reactions.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01472},
journal = {Inorganic Chemistry},
number = 36,
volume = 61,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Tue Aug 30 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}

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