Monitoring the Substrate-Induced Spin-State Distribution in a Cobalt(II)-Salen Complex by EPR and DFT
Monitoring the Substrate-Induced Spin-State Distribution in a Cobalt(II)-Salen Complex by EPR and DFT
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通过 EPR 和 DFT 监测钴 (II)-Salen 配合物中基质诱导的自旋态分布
DOI:
10.1002/ejic.202101071
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Magri G
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作者:
Magri G
Ground state changes of (R,R’)‐N,N’‐bis(3,5‐di‐tert‐butylsalicylidene)‐1,2‐cyclohexane‐diamino Co(II), following coordination of various pyridyl substrate has been examined by CW EPR, pulsed relaxation measurements and DFT. The solution‐based Co(II) complex possesses a low spin (LS) state (withg‐values of 1.96, 1.895, 3.14). Upon coordination of the pyridyl substrate, the resulting bound adduct reveals a distribution of LS ‘base‐on’ species, possessing a electronic ground state (withg‐values of 2.008, 2.2145, 2.46) and a high spin (HS) species (withgeff=4.6). DFT indicated that the energy gap between the LS and HS state is dramatically lowered (ΔE<25 kJ mol−1) following substrate coordination. DFT suggests the main geometrical difference between the LS and HS systems is the severe puckering of the N2O2ligand backbone. The results revealed a tentative dependency on the pKa−H of the substrates for the spin distribution where, in most cases, the higher pKa−H substrate values favoured the HS species.