New low-spin Co(II) complexes with novel tripodal 1,1,1-tris(dimethylphosphinomethyl)ethane ligand: electron transfer kinetics and spectroscopic characterization of Co(II)P<sub>6</sub> and Co(II)P<sub>3</sub>S<sub>3</sub> ions in aqueous solution
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Abstract
Substitution-inert Co(II) complexes with tripodal 1,1,1-tris(dimethylphosphinomethyl)ethane were produced in aqueous solution by the controlled-potential electrolysis. EPR studies indicated that the Co(II)P 6 and Co(II)P 3 S 3 species are in the low-spin t 6 2g e 1 g state. The analyses of the absorption spectra of the Co(II) species in solution indicated significant JahnTeller distortion in Co(II)P 6 and Co(II)P 3 S 3 ions as expected for the low-spin d 7 electronic configuration, while less distortion was observed for the Co(II)S 6 ion. Kinetic studies of the redox reactions involving these Co(III/II) species confirmed that the electron self-exchange reactions for the Co(III/II)P 6 and Co(III/II)P 3 S 3 couples are relatively fast (k ex ~ 1 × 10 4 dm 3 mol 1 s 1 ), which is consistent with the results for other low-spin low-spin Co(III/II) couples. It was concluded that the nephelauxetic effect of the P-donor atom stabilizes the low-spin state in Co(II), and that the rather rapid electron exchange rates for these Co(III/II) couples were explained by the lack of the spin reorganization process required for the ordinary low-spin high-spin Co(III/II) couples.Key words: cobalt(III/II), spin state, EPR study, kinetics, electron transfer.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.001 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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