Ni(III) vs. Ni(II)-thiyl radical: charge-delocalisation in a binuclear Ni(III)Ni(II)-dithiolate complex

Neil D J Branscombe; Andrew J Atkins; Armando Marin-Becerra; Eric J L McInnes; Frank E Mabbs; Jonathan McMaster; Martin Schröder

doi:10.1039/b300245d

Ni(III) vs. Ni(II)-thiyl radical: charge-delocalisation in a binuclear Ni(III)Ni(II)-dithiolate complex

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 May 7:(9):1098-9. doi: 10.1039/b300245d.

Authors

Neil D J Branscombe¹, Andrew J Atkins, Armando Marin-Becerra, Eric J L McInnes, Frank E Mabbs, Jonathan McMaster, Martin Schröder

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK NG7 2RD.

PMID: 12772921
DOI: 10.1039/b300245d

Abstract

Multi-frequency EPR spectroscopy on 61Ni-labelled samples of [Ni2(L)]3+ confirms extensive charge-delocalisation between the Ni(III) centre and thiolate donors in the Ni(II)Ni(III) complex.