Abstract
The electronic origins of the magnetic signatures of [Fe2O 2(5-Et3-TPA)2](ClO4)3, where 5-Et3-TPA = tris(5-ethyl-2-pyridylmethyl)amine, were investigated by density functional calculations. These signatures consist of a near-axial EPR spectrum, anisotropic superhyperfine broadening upon 17O substitution in the Fe2O2 core, and an unusually large, positive zero-field splitting parameter, D = 38 ± 3 cm-1. Density functional calculations identify the anisotropic 17O superhyperfine broadening to be due to a preponderance of oxo 2p density perpendicular to the plane of the Fe2O2 core in the three singly occupied molecular orbitals of the S = 3/2 ground state. The near-axial g-matrix arises from ΔS = 0 spin-orbit mixing between the singly and doubly occupied dπ orbitals of the iron d-manifold. The large D is due to ΔS = ± 1 spin-orbit mixing with low-lying dπ excited states. These experimental observables reflect the dominance of iron-oxo (rather than Fe-Fe) bonding in the Fe2O 2 core, and define the low-lying valence orbitals responsible for reactivity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 6489-6496 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Inorganic chemistry |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 6 2003 |
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