Abstract
In contrast to the rapid and chem. reversible two-electron ECE' reductive elimination reaction (C5Me5)ClM(bpy)+ + 2e-$\rightarrow$(C5Me5)M(bpy) + Cl-, M = Rh or Ir, the analogous cobalt system exhibits two sep. one-electron steps (EC + E' process) with a persistent, EPR-spectroscopically characterized cobalt(II) intermediate (C5Me5)Co(bpy)+. Within the series of coordinatively unsatd. homologous species (C5Me5)M(bpy), the cobalt deriv. exhibits the smallest and the iridium homolog the largest metal(I)-to-bpy electron transfer in the ground state, as evident from electrochem. potentials and long-wavelength absorption data. A comparison within that homologous series indicates why the rhodium system, with its intermediate position, is most suitable for hydride transfer catalysis. on SciFinder(R)
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