Issue 0, 1971

Factors affecting electron-transfer reactions between O2 and O22– bridging ligands in binuclear complexes of cobalt(III)

Abstract

The kinetics of 1 : 1 electron-transfer reactions between the µ-amido-µ-peroxo-complex, (en)2Co·µ(NH2,O2)·Co(en)23+, and four µ-superoxo-complexes have been studied. All four reactions proceed to >90% completion under the conditions employed, and the unprotonated B-form of the µ-amido-µ-peroxo-complex with bonding Co–O–O–Co is at least predominantly the involved reactant. At 25°, µ= 0·245M, rate constants (l mol–1 s–1) are respectively for the reaction of B with (NH3)5Co·O2·Co(NH3)55+, 0·170 ± 0·013; (NH3)4Co·µ(NH2,O2)·Co(NH3)44+, 12·0 ± 0·85; (bipy)2Co·µ(NH2,O2)·Co(bipy)24+, 2·35 (±0·19)× 103; and (phen)2 Co·µ(NH2,O2)·Co(phen)24+, 6·17 (±1·44)× 103. The first two reactions were studied in perchlorate media and the second two in nitrate media. From data at tow temperatures activation parameters for the reaction of (NH3)5Co·O2·Co(NH3)55+ are ΔH∼ 13·2 kcal mol–1 and ΔS∼–18 e.u. Anions Cl, SO42–, and NO3 have only a mild catalytic effect on this same reaction. Comparisons with data for the one-equivalent reductions of the µ-superoxo-complexes with Fe2+ are made.

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J. Chem. Soc. A, 1971, 1418-1423

Factors affecting electron-transfer reactions between O2 and O22– bridging ligands in binuclear complexes of cobalt(III)

K. M. Davies and A. G. Sykes, J. Chem. Soc. A, 1971, 1418 DOI: 10.1039/J19710001418

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