Tuning the redox properties of a 1-D supramolecular array via selective deprotonation of coordinated imidazoles around a Mn(II) center

Autor: Melanie J. Hidalgo, Bryan J. Damiano, Brian S. Hammes, Paul H. Tobash, Glenn P. A. Yap
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 8:513-516
ISSN: 1387-7003
DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2005.03.010
Popis: A neutral 1-D supramolecular array containing [Mn(H2)2] building blocks was synthesized by the selective deprotonation of two coordinated imidazole moieties from the cationic Mn(II) complex, [Mn(H22)2]2+. Upon deprotonation the redox potential of [Mn(H2)2] shifts significantly more negative, when compared to the cationic Mn(II) complex. However, X-ray crystallographic studies done on both complexes show a very similarly distorted octahedral geometry around the Mn(II) ion. Interestingly, while [Mn(H2)2] lacks both charge and counterion to assist in crystal packing, both the neutral and cationic complexes self-organize, using primarily π–π and edge-to-π aryl interactions, into very similar 1-D zigzag ribbons in the solid-state.
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