Abstract
cis-Mo(CO)2(PBu3)2(bdz) (bdz = 3,3'-bipyridazine, 2,2'-bipyrazine, 2,2'- and 4,4'-bipyrimidine) were prepd. They can undergo reversible 1-electron oxidn. and redn. and show small redox potential differences \textless1.5 V. The small HOMO-LUMO gap gives rise to long-wavelength metal-to-ligand charge transfer absorptions, an assignment which is supported by ESR studies. Guidelines for the construction of complexes with small charge-transfer absorption energies by CO/PR3 exchange are presented. Although a ligand-centered MO is occupied during redn., the small g factors of the radical complexes indicate low-lying ligand-field-excited states which are believed to be responsible for the pronounced light-sensitivity of the compds. cis-Mo(CO)2(PBu3)2(bdz) were also characterized by IR and 1H NMR spectral methods. [on SciFinder(R)]
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