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Trap-Free Halogen Photoelimination from Mononuclear Ni(III) Complexes

2015; American Chemical Society; Volume: 137; Issue: 20 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1021/jacs.5b03192

ISSN

1943-2984

Autores

Seung Jun Hwang, David C. Powers, Andrew G. Maher, Bryce L. Anderson, Ryan G. Hadt, Shao‐Liang Zheng, Yu‐Sheng Chen, Daniel G. Nocera,

Tópico(s)

Organic and Molecular Conductors Research

Resumo

Halogen photoelimination reactions constitute the oxidative half-reaction of closed HX-splitting energy storage cycles. Here, we report high-yielding, endothermic Cl2 photoelimination chemistry from mononuclear Ni(III) complexes. On the basis of time-resolved spectroscopy and steady-state photocrystallography experiments, a mechanism involving ligand-assisted halogen elimination is proposed. Employing ancillary ligands to promote elimination offers a strategy to circumvent the inherently short-lived excited states of 3d metal complexes for the activation of thermodynamically challenging bonds.

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