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Title: The electronic structure of a β-diketiminate manganese hydride dimer
The electronic structure of a dimeric manganese hydride catalyst supported by β-diketiminate ligands, [( 2,6-iPr2Ph BDI)Mn(μ-H)] 2 , was investigated with density functional theory. A triple bond between the manganese centres was anticipated from simple electron-counting rules; however, calculations revealed Mn–Mn Mayer bond orders of 0.21 and 0.27 for the ferromagnetically-coupled and antiferromagnetically-coupled extremes, respectively. In accordance with experimentally determined Heisenberg exchange coupling constants of −15 ± 0.1 cm −1 (SQUID) and −10.2 ± 0.7 cm −1 (EPR), the calculated J 0 value of −10.9 cm −1 confirmed that the ground state involves antiferromagnetic coupling between high spin Mn( ii )-d 5 centres. The effect of steric bulk on the bond order was examined via a model study with the least sterically-demanding version of the β-diketiminate ligand and was found to be negligible. Mixing between metal- and β-diketiminate-based orbitals was found to be responsible for the absence of a metal–metal multiple bond. The bridging hydrides give rise to a relatively close positioning of the metal centres, while bridging atoms possessing 2p orbitals result in longer Mn–Mn distances and more stable dimers. The synthesis and characterization of the bridging hydroxide variant, [( 2,6-iPr2Ph BDI)Mn(μ-OH)] 2 , provides experimental support for these assessments.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1651686
PAR ID:
10218664
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Dalton Transactions
Volume:
49
Issue:
41
ISSN:
1477-9226
Page Range / eLocation ID:
14463 to 14474
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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