title: Towards a synthetic model of the photosynthetic water oxidizing complex: [Mn3O4(O2CMe)4(bpy)2] containing the [MnIV3(mu-O)4]4+ core.
abstract: The 3 MnIV title compound has been prepared and characterized by X-ray crystallography and magnetochemistry; the complex contains a [Mn(mu-O)2Mn(mu-O)2Mn]4+ core and possesses an S = 3/2 ground state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405-7102, USA.
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhaduri
authors.forename: Maren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pink
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Christou
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008280:Magnetics; D017895:Manganese Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010087:Oxides / Q000737:chemistry*; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017895:Manganese Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D045322:Photosynthetic Reaction Center Complex Proteins; D014867:Water; C027424:manganese oxide