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Tunable charge delocalization in dinickel quinonoid complexes.

Olivier Siri1, Jean-Philippe Taquet, Jean-Paul Collin

  • 1Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, UMR 7513 CNRS, Université Louis Pasteur, 4, rue Blaise Pascal, 67070 Strasbourg Cedex, France.

Chemistry (Weinheim an Der Bergstrasse, Germany)
|September 28, 2005
PubMed
Summary

New dinickel(II) complexes were synthesized using a unique bridging ligand. Oxidation forms delocalized mixed-valence compounds, revealing electronic structure alterations influenced by N-substituents and pyridine coordination.

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Area of Science:

  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Dinickel(II) complexes offer tunable electronic properties.
  • Bridging ligands are crucial for constructing multi-metal systems.
  • Understanding mixed-valence compounds is key to electronic materials development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Synthesize novel dinickel(II) complexes with a 2,5-diamino-1,4-benzoquinonediimine bridging ligand.
  • Investigate the electronic structure and properties of the resulting mixed-valence compounds.
  • Determine the influence of N-substituents and coordinating ligands on the dinickel system.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of dinickel(II) complexes and their oxidized forms.
  • X-ray diffraction for structural analysis.

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  • Electrochemical and spectroscopic methods for electronic characterization.
  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) for theoretical analysis.

    • Main Results:

    • Formation of dinickel(II) complexes [(acac)Ni[mu-C6H2(=NR)4]Ni(acac)] (3a, 3b).
    • Oxidation yields delocalized mixed-valence compounds (3b+).
    • X-ray diffraction of 3b shows ligand bond equalization and lack of conjugation.
    • Electronic structure is influenced by N-substituents and pyridine coordination, favoring high-spin states and metal-metal interactions in 3b+.

    Conclusions:

    • The 2,5-diamino-1,4-benzoquinonediimine ligand effectively bridges dinickel centers.
    • Oxidation leads to delocalized mixed-valence states with significant ligand contribution.
    • N-substituents and pyridine coordination allow for tuning of the dinickel electronic structure and metal-metal interactions.