title: Copper chemistry of beta-diketiminate ligands: monomer/dimer equilibria and a new class of bis(mu-oxo)dicopper compounds.
abstract: A series of Cu(I) and Cu(II) complexes of a variety of beta-diketiminate ligands (L(-)) with a range of substitution patterns were prepared and characterized by spectroscopic, electrochemical, and, in several cases, X-ray crystallographic methods. Specifically, complexes of the general formula [LCuCl](2) were structurally characterized and their magnetic properties assessed through EPR spectroscopy of solutions and, in one instance, by variable-temperature SQUID magnetization measurements on a powder sample. UV-vis spectra indicated reversible dissociation to 3-coordinate monomers LCuCl in solution at temperatures above -55 degrees C. The Cu(I) complexes LCu(MeCN) exhibited reversible Cu(I)/Cu(II) redox couples with E(1/2) values between +300 and +520 mV versus NHE (cyclic voltammetry, MeCN solutions). These complexes were highly reactive with O(2), yielding intermediates that were identified as rare examples of neutral bis(mu-oxo)dicopper complexes on the basis of their EPR silence, diagnostic UV-vis absorption data, and O-isotope-sensitive resonance Raman spectroscopic features. The structural features of the compounds [LCuCl](2) and LCu(MeCN) as well as the proclivity to form bis(mu-oxo)dicopper products upon oxygenation of the Cu(I) complexes are compared to data previously reported for complexes of more sterically hindered beta-diketiminate ligands (Aboelella, N. W.; Lewis, E. A.; Reynolds, A. M.; Brennessel, W. W.; Cramer, C. J.; Tolman, W. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 10600. Spencer, D. J. E.; Aboelella, N. W.; Reynolds, A. M.; Holland, P. L.; Tolman, W. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2108. Holland, P. L.; Tolman, W. B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 7270). The observed structural and reactivity differences are rationalized by considering the steric influences of both the substituents on the flanking aromatic rings and those present on the beta-diketiminate backbone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Center for Metals in Biocatalysis, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
authors.forename: Douglas J E
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Spencer
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Patrick L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Holland
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Jazdzewski
authors.forename: Carole
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Duboc-Toia
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Le Pape
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: Yoshimitsu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tachi
authors.forename: Shinobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Tolman
mesh_terms: D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods*; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D008024:Ligands; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D003300:Copper