Abstract
[Cu(dippf)(DML)]+ ([1]+) and [Cu(dppf)(DML)]+ ([2]+), where dippf = 1,1'-bis(diisopropylphosphino)ferrocene, dppf = 1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene, and DML = 1,3-dimethyllumazine, were prepd. and crystd. as BF4- or PF6- salts. Structure detns. of the tetrafluoroborates revealed asym. O4,N5 chelation of DML to copper(I) with longer Cu-O bonds of $\sim$2.25 \AA. Reversible oxidn. to [1]2+ and [2]2+ proceeds at the ferrocene units, while redn. leads to the neutral radical complexes [1] and [2] with the unpaired electron localized on the DML ligand. The occurrence of two voltammetric steps for the 1-electron-redn. process is attributed to a two-species equil. caused by the hemilabile coordination of DML. Electrochem. and spectroelectrochem. measurements (UV-visible, IR) reveal increased coordination lability of the reduced complexes and their slow fragmentation. [on SciFinder(R)]
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