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Isolation of a trigonal bipyramidal Mn(II) diradical complex with an intermediate spin state (S = 3/2)
Sujit Das1, Björn Schwarz2, Kartik Chandra Mondal1
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600036, Tamil Nadu, India. csdkartik@iitm.ac.in.
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Isolation of Mn(II) complexes featuring an intermediate spin state (SMn2+ = 3/2) is quite rare. Previous studies have only speculated on the existence of such species in systems such as paddle-wheel-type tris(cyclopentadienyl)manganese(II) and tris(allyl)manganese(II) anions, which are proposed to exhibit mixed SMn2+ = 3/2 and SMn2+ = 5/2 states based on theoretical investigations. Herein, we report on the isolation and structural characterisation of an unprecedented Mn(II)-bis(dithiolene-radical) complex (1), in which the Mn(II) centre adopts a distorted trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry and possesses an intermediate spin state (SMn2+ = 3/2). Magnetic susceptibility and EPR studies revealed that the Mn(II) centre, coordinated by an S5 donor set, is antiferromagnetically coupled to two unpaired electrons on the chelating ligands. Complex 1 has been further characterised by XPS, IR, UV-Vis, and Raman spectroscopy. The redox property of 1 was investigated using cyclic voltammetry measurements. 1- was generated in THF solution via the reduction of 1 with KC8.
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