A tetracoordinated rhodium aminyl radical complex.
A [16 + 1] valence electron configured rhodium aminyl radical complex could be synthesized and characterized in detail by pulse EPR spectroscopy and DFT calculations. The unpaired electron is delocalized over the metal center and two adjacent nitrogens. H-abstraction reactions from thiols and triethylsilane show that the spin density is predominantly localized on both nitrogens.
Maire
Pascal
P
Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH-Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
Königsmann
Martin
M
Sreekanth
Anandaram
A
Harmer
Jeffrey
J
Schweiger
Arthur
A
Grützmacher
Hansjörg
H
D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014326:Tropanes / Q000737:chemistry
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014326:Tropanes; D012238:Rhodium