Issue 25, 2015

Unprecedented spin localisation in a metal–metal bonded dirhenium complex

Abstract

The molecular and electronic structure of edge-sharing bioctahedral [N(n-Bu)4]3[Re2(mnt)5] is reported here. Despite the short intermetal bond length of 2.6654(2) Å with computed bond order of 1.2, the unpaired electron is localised by the asymmetric ligand distribution, as demonstrated by its remarkable EPR spectrum.

Graphical abstract: Unprecedented spin localisation in a metal–metal bonded dirhenium complex

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Nov 2014
Accepted
08 Dec 2014
First published
08 Dec 2014

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 5482-5485

Author version available

Unprecedented spin localisation in a metal–metal bonded dirhenium complex

Y. Yan, J. T. Mague, J. P. Donahue and S. Sproules, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 5482 DOI: 10.1039/C4CC09397F

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