title: Metal coordination, and metal-ligand redox non-innocence, modulates allosteric C-N bond homolysis in an N-benzyl tetrazine.
abstract: Remote coordination of a Ru(hfac)2 moiety to a chelating N-benzyl tetrazine lowers the C-N homolytic bond dissociation enthalpy by approximately 20 kJ mol(-1). The significant bond strength perturbation is believed to arise as a consequence of metal-ligand redox non-innocence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, PO Box 3065 STN CSC, Victoria, BC V8W3V6, Canada. rhicks@uvic.ca.
authors.forename: Cooper W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Travis R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Schwantje
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: Robin G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hicks