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  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Catalysis

Background:

  • Ligand electronic effects significantly impact catalytic activity.
  • Accurate experimental quantification of ligand properties is vital for understanding and controlling chemical reactivity.
  • Terpyridine ligands serve as valuable model systems for studying electronic effects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally quantify electronic effects in terpyridine ligands using copper complexes.
  • To utilize cryogenic ion vibrational predissociation (CIVP) spectroscopy for this quantification.
  • To employ nitrogen molecule (N2) tagged complexes as a probe system.

Main Methods:

  • Cryogenic ion vibrational predissociation (CIVP) spectroscopy was performed on copper-terpyridine complexes tagged with N2.
  • The N2 stretching vibration was used as a reporter chromophore to detect electronic perturbations.
  • Quantum chemical calculations were employed to interpret the spectroscopic data and substituent effects.

Main Results:

  • The N2 stretching vibrational frequency was sensitive to the electronic character of the terpyridine ligands.
  • Substituent position and number on the terpyridine ligand influenced the N2 vibrational frequency.
  • CIVP spectroscopy successfully probed both electronic and steric effects of the ligands.

Conclusions:

  • The N2 bond acts as a sensitive reporter for electronic and steric properties of coordinating ligands.
  • CIVP spectroscopy is a powerful technique for experimentally quantifying ligand electronic effects.
  • Understanding these effects is crucial for designing and optimizing catalysts.