Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-3-2018
Publication Title
Inorganic Chemistry
Volume
57
Issue
14
Pages
8307-8316
Abstract
A series of four- and five-coordinate Ni(II) complexes CztBu(PyriPr)2NiX (1–3 and 1·THF–3·THF), where X = Cl, Br, and I, were synthesized and fully characterized by NMR and UV–vis spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, cyclic voltammetry, and density functional theory calculations. The solid-state structures of 1–3 reveal rare examples of seesaw Ni(II) complexes. In solution, 1–3 bind reversibly to a THF molecule to form five-coordinate adducts. The electronic transitions in the visible region (630–680 nm), attributed to LMCT bands, for 1 → 3 exhibit a bathochromic shift. The thermochromic tendency of the five-coordinate complexes implies the loss of THF coordination at elevated temperatures. Finally, the electronic properties of all Ni(II) complexes were studied by time-dependent density functional theory calculations to characterize the nature of the excited states.
Recommended Citation
Ghannam, Jack; Assil, Talal Al; Pankratz, Trey C.; Lord, Richard L.; Zeller, Matthias; and Lee, Wei-Tsung. A Series of 4- and 5-Coordinate Ni(II) Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, Spectroscopic, and DFT Studies. Inorganic Chemistry, 57, 14: 8307-8316, 2018. Retrieved from Loyola eCommons, Chemistry: Faculty Publications and Other Works, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00958
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Author Posting. © American Chemical Society 2018. This article is posted here by permission of the ACS for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in Inorganic Chemistry, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00958.