Issue 25, 2023

Scrutinizing formally NiIV centers through the lenses of core spectroscopy, molecular orbital theory, and valence bond theory

Abstract

Nickel K- and L2,3-edge X-ray absorption spectra (XAS) are discussed for 16 complexes and complex ions with nickel centers spanning a range of formal oxidation states from II to IV. K-edge XAS alone is shown to be an ambiguous metric of physical oxidation state for these Ni complexes. Meanwhile, L2,3-edge XAS reveals that the physical d-counts of the formally NiIV compounds measured lie well above the d6 count implied by the oxidation state formalism. The generality of this phenomenon is explored computationally by scrutinizing 8 additional complexes. The extreme case of NiF62− is considered using high-level molecular orbital approaches as well as advanced valence bond methods. The emergent electronic structure picture reveals that even highly electronegative F-donors are incapable of supporting a physical d6 NiIV center. The reactivity of NiIV complexes is then discussed, highlighting the dominant role of the ligands in this chemistry over that of the metal centers.

Graphical abstract: Scrutinizing formally NiIV centers through the lenses of core spectroscopy, molecular orbital theory, and valence bond theory

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
18 apr. 2023
Accepted
30 maí 2023
First published
09 jún. 2023
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2023,14, 6915-6929

Scrutinizing formally NiIV centers through the lenses of core spectroscopy, molecular orbital theory, and valence bond theory

I. M. DiMucci, C. J. Titus, D. Nordlund, J. R. Bour, E. Chong, D. P. Grigas, C. Hu, M. D. Kosobokov, C. D. Martin, L. M. Mirica, N. Nebra, D. A. Vicic, L. L. Yorks, S. Yruegas, S. N. MacMillan, J. Shearer and K. M. Lancaster, Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 6915 DOI: 10.1039/D3SC02001K

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