Issue 29, 2020

Tris-pyridylmethylamine (TPMA) complexes functionalized with persistent nitronyl nitroxide organic radicals

Abstract

The chance to have persistent organic radicals in combination with metals has attracted much interest since it offers the possibility of having new functional molecules with multiple open-shell elements. In this study, we report the synthesis of two tripodal tris(2-pyridyl)methylamine ligands (TPMA) functionalized with nitronyl nitroxide persistent radicals. The newly formed ligands have been used to coordinate zinc(II), copper(II), iron(II) and cobalt(II). The resulting complexes have been investigated by means of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), ESI-MS, FT-IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. An electron reduction of the N–O radical moiety has been observed, depending on the metal used for the formation of the complex and the reaction conditions. We have observed small differences in the EPR spectra depending on the meta or para position of the radical moiety in the complex structure and some antiferromagnetic interactions between the paramagnetic M(II) ions and the radical species.

Graphical abstract: Tris-pyridylmethylamine (TPMA) complexes functionalized with persistent nitronyl nitroxide organic radicals

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
28 Apr 2020
Accepted
28 Jun 2020
First published
29 Jun 2020

Dalton Trans., 2020,49, 10011-10016

Tris-pyridylmethylamine (TPMA) complexes functionalized with persistent nitronyl nitroxide organic radicals

E. Badetti, V. Lloveras, F. A. Scaramuzzo, K. Wurst, J. Veciana, J. Vidal-Gancedo, G. Licini and C. Zonta, Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 10011 DOI: 10.1039/D0DT01553A

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