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Dinuclear Nickel Complexes in Five States of Oxidation Using a Redox-Active Ligand

Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53 (21), pp 11770–11777
DOI: 10.1021/ic5020785
Publication Date (Web): October 22, 2014
Copyright © 2014 American Chemical Society

Synopsis

Dinuclear Ni complexes were synthesized using a redox-active naphthyridine−diimine (NDI) ligand system. Cyclic voltammetry experiments reveal rich, reversible redox chemistry for this platform, enabling access to a series of five (NDI)Ni2 complexes related by electron transfer. The members of this series were characterized using structural and spectroscopic methods in combination with DFT models. The interplay between metal- and ligand-centered redox activity is discussed.

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Redox-active nitrogen donor ligands have exhibited broad utility in stabilizing transition metal complexes in unusual formal oxidation states and enabling multielectron redox reactions. In this report, we extend these principles to dinuclear complexes using a naphthyridine–diimine (NDI) framework. Treatment of (i-PrNDI) with Ni(COD)2 (2.0 equiv) yields a Ni(I)–Ni(I) complex in which the two metal centers form a single bond and the (i-PrNDI) ligand is doubly reduced. A homologous series of (i-PrNDI)Ni2 complexes in five oxidation states were synthesized and structurally characterized. Across this series, the ligand ranges from a neutral state in the most oxidized member to a dianionic state in the most reduced. The interplay between metal- and ligand-centered redox activity is interrogated using a variety of experimental techniques in combination with density functional theory models.

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