Electronic Structures of Nitridomanganese(V) Complexes

Christopher J. Chang, William B. Connick, Donald W. Low, Michael W. Day, Harry B. Gray

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Abstract

The single-crystal polarized absorption and circular dichroism spectra of the nitridomanganese(V) complexes (salen)Mn≡N (1), (1S,2S-(-)-saldpen)Mn≡N (2), and (1R,2R-(+)-saldpen)Mn≡N (3) have been measured [salen = N,N′-ethylenebis(salicylideneaminato) dianion, 1S,2S-(-)-saldpen = N,N′-(1S,2S-(-)-diphenyl)ethylenebis- (salicylideneaminato) dianion, and 1R,2R-(+)-saldpen = N,N′-(1R,2R-(+)-diphenyl)ethylenebis(salicylideneaminato) dianion]. As revealed by X-ray crystal structure analyses, these molecules have a distorted square-pyramidal geometry with a short Mn≡N bond distance (1.52(3) Å for 2). The Cs compounds have a low-spin 1A′[a′(x2 y2)]2 ground state. The lowest absorption system (∼600 nm) consists of two components that are separated by approximately 4000 cm-1; these are assigned to 1A′ → 1A′[a′(x2 - y2)a′(yz)] (14 900 cm-1) and 1A′ → 1A″[a′(x2 - y2)a″(xz)] (18 900 cm-11) transitions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)3107-3110
Number of pages4
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume37
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 1998
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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