title: Formation and characterization of Co(III)-semiquinonate phenoxyl radical species.
abstract: Co(III) complexes of N(3)O-donor tripodal ligands, 2,4-di(tert-butyl)-6-{[bis(2-pyridyl)methyl]aminomethyl}phenolate (tbuL), 2,4-di(tert-butyl)-6-{[bis(6-methyl-2-pyridyl)methyl]aminomethyl}phenolate (tbuL(Mepy)(2)), were prepared, and precursor Co(II) complexes, [Co(tbuL)Cl] (1) and [Co(tbuL(Mepy)(2))Cl] (2), and ternary Co(III) complexes, [Co(tbuL)(acac)]ClO(4) (3), [Co(tbuL)(tbu-cat)] (4), and [Co(tbuL(Mepy)(2))(tbu-SQ)]ClO(4) (5), where acac, tbu-cat, and tbu-SQ refer to pentane-2,4-dionate, 3,5-di(tert-butyl)catecholate, and 3,5-di(tert-butyl)semiquinonate, respectively, were structurally characterized by the X-ray diffraction method. Complexes 3 and 5 have a mononuclear structure with a fac-N(3)O(3) donor set, while 4 has a mer-N(3)O(3) structure. The cyclic voltammogram (CV) of complex 3 exhibited one reversible redox wave centered at 0.93 V (vs Ag/AgCl) in CH(3)CN. Complex 5 was converted to a phenoxyl radical species upon oxidation with Ce(IV), showing a characteristic pi-pi* transition band at 412 nm. The ESR spectrum at low temperature and the resonance Raman spectrum of 3 established that the radical species has a Co(III)-phenoxyl radical bond. On the other hand, the CVs showed two oxidation processes at E(1/2) = 0.01 and E(pa) = 0.92 V for 4 and E(1/2a) = 0.05 and E(1/2b) = 0.69 V for 5. The rest potential of 4 (-0.11 V) was lower than the E(1/2) value, whereas that of 5 (0.18 V) was higher, indicating that the first redox wave of 4 and 5 is assigned to the tbu-cat and the tbu-SQ redox process, respectively. One-electron oxidized 4 showed absorption, resonance Raman, and ESR spectra which are similar to those of 5, suggesting formation of a stable Co(III)-semiquinonate species, which has the same oxidation level of 5. The resonance Raman spectrum of two-electron oxidized 4 showed the nu(8a) bands of the semiquinonate and phenoxyl radical, which were absent in the spectrum of one-electron oxidized 5. Since both oxidized species were ESR inactive at 5 K, the former was concluded to be a biradical species containing semiquinonate and phenoxyl radicals coupled antiferromagnetically and the latter to a species with a coordinated quinone.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan. yshima@ms.ifoc.kyushu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
authors.forename: Ryota
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kabe
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huth
authors.forename: Fumito
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tani
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Naruta
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
mesh_terms: D002621:Chemistry / Q000379:methods*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D004563:Electrochemistry / Q000379:methods; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004583:Electrons; D008024:Ligands; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D010636:Phenols / Q000737:chemistry*; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D010636:Phenols; C042329:phenoxy radical; D003035:Cobalt; D003300:Copper; D010100:Oxygen