Structural and spectroscopic characterization of the manganese(IV) Schiff base complex Mn(saladhp)2(saladhp = 2-salicylideniminato-1,3-dihydroxy-2-methylpropane

Abstract

The first Mn^IV Schiff base complex to be structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography, Mn^IV(saladhp)₂(1)(saladhp = 2-salicylideniminato-1,3-dihydroxy-2-methylpropane) has been synthesized and its physical properties reported (E_PC=–460 mV vs. Ag/AgCl and a small axial zero field splitting parameter); the reported data are of potential importance to the understanding of manganoenzymes.