title: A tetracoordinated rhodium aminyl radical complex.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH-Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maire
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Königsmann
authors.forename: Anandaram
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sreekanth
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harmer
authors.forename: Arthur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schweiger
authors.forename: Hansjörg
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grützmacher
mesh_terms: D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014326:Tropanes / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D014326:Tropanes; D012238:Rhodium