Issue 24, 2016

Voltage clustering in redox-active ligand complexes: mitigating electronic communication through choice of metal ion

Abstract

The redox-active bis(imino)acenapthene (BIAN) ligand was used to synthesize homoleptic aluminum, chromium, and gallium complexes of the general formula (BIAN)3M. The resulting compounds were characterized using X-ray crystallography, NMR, EPR, magnetic susceptibility and cyclic voltammetry measurements and modeled using both DFT and ab initio wavefunction calculations to compare the orbital contributions of main group elements and transition metals in ligand-based redox events. Complexes of this type have the potential to improve the energy density and electrolyte stability of grid-scale energy storage technologies, such as redox flow batteries, through thermodynamically-clustered redox events.

Graphical abstract: Voltage clustering in redox-active ligand complexes: mitigating electronic communication through choice of metal ion

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 jan 2016
Accepted
08 mar 2016
First published
21 mar 2016

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 9962-9969

Voltage clustering in redox-active ligand complexes: mitigating electronic communication through choice of metal ion

R. A. Zarkesh, A. S. Ichimura, T. C. Monson, N. C. Tomson and M. R. Anstey, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 9962 DOI: 10.1039/C6DT00422A

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