Abstract
Anionic two-coordinate complexes of first-row transition-metal(I) centres are rare molecules that are expected to reveal new magnetic properties and reactivity. Recently, we demonstrated that a N(SiMe3)2 - ligand set, which is unable to prevent dimerisation or extraneous ligand coordination at the +2 oxidation state of iron, was nonetheless able to stabilise anionic two-coordinate FeI complexes even in the presence of a Lewis base. We now report analogous CrI and CoI complexes with exclusively this amido ligand and the isolation of a [MnI{N(SiMe3)2}2]2 2- dimer that features a Mn-Mn bond. Additionally, by increasing the steric hindrance of the ligand set, the two-coordinate complex [MnI{N(Dipp)(SiMe3)}2]- was isolated (Dipp=2,6-iPr2-C6H3). Characterisation of these compounds by using X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and magnetic susceptibility measurements is provided along with ligand-field analysis based on CASSCF/NEVPT2 ab initio calculations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1668-1674 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemistry - A European Journal |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Early online date | 18 Dec 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 26 Jan 2016 |
Funding
C.G.W., S.B. and S.S.E. thank the ANR (programme blanc "IRONHYC" ANR-12), the DFG (WE 5627/1-1 personal grant for C.G.W.) and the CNRS for financial support. Collection and analysis of the magnetic susceptibility data were supported by NSF grant (CHE-1464841) to J.R.L.
Keywords
- ab initio calculations
- coordination modes
- magnetic properties
- N ligands
- transition metals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemistry