Formation of Ni(ii)-phenoxyl radical complexes by O2: a mechanistic insight into the reaction of Ni(ii)-phenol complexes with O2

Takashi Suzuki, Akari Sato, Hiromi Oshita, Tatsuo Yajima, Fumito Tani, Hitoshi Abe, Kaoru Mieda-Higa, Sachiko Yanagisawa, Takashi Ogura, Yuichi Shimazaki

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Abstract

A reaction of Ni(ClO4)2·6H2O with a tripodal ligand having two di(tert-butyl)phenol moieties, H2tbuL, and 1 equivalent of triethylamine in CH2Cl2/CH3OH (1 : 1, v/v) under N2gave a NiII-(phenol)(phenolate) complex, [Ni(HtbuL)(CH3OH)2]ClO4. The formation of the NiII-phenoxyl radical complex by O2was observed in the reaction of this complex in the solid state. On the other hand, the NiII-phenoxyl radical complex [Ni(Me2NL)(CH3OH)2]ClO4was obtained by the reaction of H2Me2NL having ap-(dimethylamino)phenol moiety with Ni(ClO4)2·6H2O in a similar procedure under O2, through the oxidation of the NiII-(phenol)(phenolate) complex. However, a direct redox reaction of the NiIIion could not be detected in the phenoxyl radical formation. The results of the reaction kinetics, XAS and X-ray structure analyses suggested that the O2oxidation from the NiII-(phenol)(phenolate) complex to the NiII-phenoxyl radical complex occursviathe proton transfer-electron transfer (PT-ET) type mechanism of the phenol moiety weakly coordinated to the nickel ion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5161-5170
Number of pages10
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume50
Issue number15
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 21 2021

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Inorganic Chemistry

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