Unveiling the atomistic and electronic structure of NiII–NO adduct in a MOF-based catalyst by EPR spectroscopy and quantum chemical modelling.

Autor: Thangavel, Kavipriya, Bruzzese, Paolo Cleto, Mendt, Matthias, Folli, Andrea, Knippen, Katharina, Volkmer, Dirk, Murphy, Damien M., Pöppl, Andreas
Zdroj: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP); 6/21/2023, Vol. 25 Issue 23, p15702-15714, 13p
Abstrakt: The nature of the chemical bonding between NO and open-shell NiII ions docked in a metal–organic framework is fully characterized by EPR spectroscopy and computational methods. High-frequency EPR experiments reveal the presence of unsaturated NiII ions displaying five-fold coordination. Upon NO adsorption, in conjunction with advanced EPR methodologies and DFT/CASSCF modelling, the covalency of the metal–NO and metal–framework bonds is directly quantified. This enables unravelling the complex electronic structure of NiII–NO species and retrieving their microscopic structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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