title: Electronic structure aspects of the complete O2 transfer reaction between Ni(II) and Mn(II) complexes with cyclam ligands.
abstract: This work explores the electronic structure aspects involving the complete intermolecular O2 transfer between Ni(ii) and Mn(ii) complexes, both containing N-tetramethylated cyclams (TMC). The energy of the low-lying states of reactants, intermediates and products is established at the CASSCF level and also the DDCI level when possible. The orthogonal valence bond analysis of the wave functions obtained from CASSCF and DDCI calculations indicates the dominant superoxide nature of all the adducts participating in the reaction, and consequently that the whole reaction can be described as the transfer of the superoxide O2(-) between Ni(ii) and Mn(ii) complexes, without any additional change in the electronic structure of the fragments.
authors.affiliation: Departament de Química Física i Inorgànica, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Marcel lí Domingo, s/n, 43007 Tarragona, Spain. caballol@urv.net.
authors.forename: Jhon
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zapata-Rivera
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caballol
authors.forename: Carmen J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Calzado
mesh_terms: D004583:Electrons; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008345:Manganese / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009532:Nickel / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C024560:cyclam; D008345:Manganese; D009532:Nickel; D010100:Oxygen