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Inorg Chem ; 49(3): 977-88, 2010 Feb 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20028109

ABSTRACT

A series of V(III) complexes of varying coordination number (5, 6, and 7) all containing the PS3 ligand (PS3 = trianion of tris(2-thiophenyl)phosphine and its derivatives with other phenyl substituents) has been prepared and structurally characterized. The complexes have general formula [V(PS3)L(n)](0,-), where n = 1 (from L = Cl(-), 1-Me-Im, N(3)(-)), 2 (from L = 2,2'-bpy; counting each N of the bidentate ligand), and 3 (from L = 1-Me-Im, N(2)H(4)). The complexes have also been investigated by direct current (DC) magnetic susceptibility and high-frequency and -field electron paramagnetic resonance (HFEPR). HFEPR, supported by magnetometry, has provided accurate spin Hamiltonian parameters that describe the S = 1 spin ground state of the complexes. Of particular interest are the zero-field splitting (zfs) parameters which, together with structural data, are the empirical starting point for detailed computational studies. The computational methods included density functional theory (DFT), which was only marginally successful, and more advanced ab initio methods (CASSCF and SORCI). The zfs in these complexes is relatively small in magnitude (|D| approximately 1 cm(-1)) and is the result of multiple, often counteracting, spin-orbit coupling (SOC) and spin-spin coupling (SSC) contributions. The specific origin of each of these contributions is described in detail. The results indicate the level of electronic structure calculation possible for transition metal complexes even with multiple unpaired electrons and highly covalent, heavier atom donor ligands.


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Computer Simulation , Models, Chemical , Nitrogenase/chemistry , Organometallic Compounds/chemistry , Organometallic Compounds/chemical synthesis , Quantum Theory , Crystallography, X-Ray , Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy , Electrons , Models, Molecular , Molecular Structure , Nitrogenase/metabolism , Sulfhydryl Compounds/chemistry , Vanadium/chemistry
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J Inorg Biochem ; 103(4): 487-95, 2009 Apr.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19269689

ABSTRACT

Aminocarboxylate complexes of vanadium(III) are of interest as models for biologically and medicinally relevant forms of this interesting and somewhat neglected ion. The V(III) ion is paramagnetic, but not readily suited to conventional EPR, due to its integer-spin ground state (S=1) and associated large zero-field splitting (zfs). High-frequency and -field EPR (HFEPR), however, has the ability to study such systems effectively. Three complexes, all previously structurally characterized: Na[V(trdta)].3H(2)O, Na[V(edta)(H(2)O)].3H(2)O, and [V(nta)(H(2)O)(3)].4H(2)O (where trdta stands for trimethylenediamine-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetate and nta stands for nitrilotriacetate) were studied by HFEPR. All the investigated complexes produced HFEPR responses both in the solid state, and in aqueous solution, but those of [V(nta)(H(2)O)(3)].4H(2)O were poorly interpretable. Analysis of multi-frequency HFEPR spectra yielded a set of spin Hamiltonian parameters (including axial and rhombic zfs parameters: D and E, respectively) for these first two complexes as solids: Na[V(trdta)].3H(2)O: D=5.60 cm(-1), E=0.85 cm(-1), g=1.95; Na[V(edta)(H(2)O)].3H(2)O: D=1.4 cm(-1), E=0.14 cm(-1), g=1.97. Spectra in frozen solution yielded similar parameters and showed multiple species in the case of the trdta complex, which are the consequence of the flexibility of this ligand. The EPR spectra obtained in frozen aqueous solution are the first, to our knowledge, of V(III) in solution in general and show the applicability of HFEPR to these systems. In combination with very insightful previous studies of the electronic absorption of these complexes which provided ligand-field parameters, it has been possible to describe the electronic structure of V(III) in [V(trdta)](-) and [V(edta)(H(2)O)](-); the quality of data for [V(nta)(H(2)O)(3)] does not permit analysis. Qualitatively, six-coordinate V(III) complexes with O,N donor atoms show no electronic absorption band in the NIR region, and exhibit relatively large magnitude zfs (D5 cm(-1)), while analogous seven-coordinate complexes do have a NIR absorption band and show relatively small magnitude zfs (D<2 cm(-1)).


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Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy/methods , Organometallic Compounds/chemistry , Vanadium/chemistry , Diamines/chemistry , Ligands , Models, Molecular , Nitrilotriacetic Acid/chemistry
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