Abstract
The preparation and characterization of [Co(μ-bpym)(dbbq)2] and [{Co(dbbq)2}2(μ-bpym)] (bpym = 2,2′-bipyrimidine; dbbq = 3,6-di-t-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone) have been established. The temperature-dependent magnetic moments (100-400 K) and variable-temperature near-infrared (NIR) absorption spectra are presented to show that the title complexes exhibit an equilibrium via a catechol to a cobalt intramolecular electron transfer. At temperatures below 200 K the mononuclear complex [Co(μ-bpym)(dbbq)2] has a charge distribution of [CoIII(μ-bpym)(dbcat)(dbsq)] (dbsq = 3,6-di-t-butyl-1,2-semiquinonato; dbcat=3,6-di-t-butylcatecholato), whereas at temperatures beyond 290 K the mononuclear complex is predominantly in the [CoII(μ-bpym)(dbsq)2] form. From 200-290 K a mixture of Co(III) and Co(II) redox isomers exists at equilibrium in the solid state. In particular, a thermal analysis of a solid sample of the mononuclear complex discloses that the transition for the Co(III)/Co(II) is accompanied by a change in the heat content of 36 kJ mol-1, which may be closely related to the band at 3878 cm-1, assigned as a dbcat to Co(III) charge transfer. In striking contrast, the dinuclear complex [{Co(dbbq)2}2(μ-bpym)] is locked in a charge distribution of [{CoII(dbsq)2}2(μ-bpym)] when the temperature is 100-400 K.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2211-2214 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1996.08 |
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