title: A DFT overview of high-valent iron, cobalt and nickel tetraamidomacrocyclic ligand (TAML) complexes: the end of innocence?
abstract: Amidato-N ligands are normally viewed as classic, strongly sigma-donating, innocent ligands. However, when coordinated to high-valent transition metal centers, tetraamidomacrocyclic ligands are often substantially non-innocent, i.e., exhibit radical character involving the amido pi-systems. Even the so-called MAC* ligand, generally considered to be an innocent ligand, is non-innocent in several of its known complexes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Tromsø, Breivika, N-9037 Tromsø, Norway.
authors.forename: Marrigje Marianne
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Conradie
authors.forename: Jeanet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Conradie
authors.forename: Abhik
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghosh
mesh_terms: D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D047028:Macrocyclic Compounds; C066317:ferryl iron; D003035:Cobalt; D009532:Nickel; D007501:Iron