Abstract
Stabilisation of the mixed-valence state in [Mo2(TiPB)3(HDOP)]2 + (HTiPB = 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoic acid, H2DOP = 3,6-dihydroxypyridazine) by electron transfer (ET) is related to the proton coordinate of the bridging ligands. Spectroelectrochemical studies suggest that ET is slower than 109 s-1. The mechanism has been probed using DFT calculations, which show that proton transfer induces a larger dipole in the molecule resulting in ET. © 2015 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 100-103 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Early online date | 19 Oct 2015 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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Wilkinson, L. A., Vincent, K. B., Meijer, A. J. H. M., & Patmore, N. J. (2016). Mechanistic insight into proton-coupled mixed valency. Chemical Communications, 52(1), 100-103. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC07101A