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(tBuN4)CoIICl2
Cyclic voltammetry Ep,a1 = −1.70 V, Ep,a2 = −2.43 V, Ep,c = −0.53 V vs. Fc+/0; ΔEp ≈ 1.2 V
Average Co–Npy bond length 2.079 Å
Average pyridine C–N bond length 1.340 Å
Main, pp. 7, 10
(tBuN4)CoIIPh2
Selected bond lengths (Å) Co–C1:1.923(1), Co–C2:1.958(1), Co1–N1:2.007(1), Co1–N3:1.962(1), Co1–N4:2.378(1)
τ5 0.26
Effective magnetic moment (Evans method) μeff = 2.4 μB
X-band EPR (frozen THF, 77 K) g values of [2.53, 2.23, 2.00], together with resolved hyperfine coupling to the ⁵⁹Co nucleus (I = 7/2, ACo = [200, 272, 331] MHz) and superhyperfine coupling to a N donor (I = 1, AN = [83, 65, 2] MHz)
Main, pp. 6–7
(tBuN4)CoICl
Selected bond lengths (Å) Co–Cl1:2.274(1), Co–N1:1.966(2), Co–N2:2.368(2), Co–N3:1.978(2), Co–N4:2.398(2)
Effective magnetic moment μeff = 3.7 μB
EPR EPR-silent
UV–vis (0.2 mM, THF, room temperature, N2) 405 nm (ε = 2010 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹), 455 nm (2410 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹), 605 nm (3060 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹)
Average Co–Npy bond length 1.972 Å
Average pyridine C–N bond length 1.358 Å
Main, pp. 8–10
(tBuN4)CoIPh
Selected bond lengths (Å) Co–C1:2.011(2), Co–N1:1.986(2), Co–N2:2.406(2), Co–N3:1.994(2), Co–N4:2.428(2)
Effective magnetic moment μeff = 3.8 μB
UV–vis 488 nm (ε = 2980 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹), 650 nm (4500 M⁻¹ cm⁻¹)
Average Co–Npy bond length 1.990 Å
Average pyridine C–N bond length 1.363 Å
Main, pp. 8–10
cobalt(II) mixed-halide complex
Selected bond lengths (Å) Co–Cl1:2.434(7), Co–Br1:2.421(8), Co–N1:2.097(4), Co–N2:2.410(4), Co–N3:2.087(4), Co–N4:2.375(4)
Main, p. 13
(tBuN4)CoIIPhBr
Selected bond lengths (Å) Co–C1:2.020(7), Co–Br1:2.484(1), Co–N1:1.997(3), Co–N2:2.439(3), Co–N3:1.939(3), Co–N4:2.421(3)
X-band EPR (frozen THF, 77 K) g values of [2.23, 2.68, 1.97], accompanied by resolved hyperfine coupling to the ⁵⁹Co nucleus (I = 7/2, ACo = [181, 253, 11] MHz) and superhyperfine coupling to a N donor (I = 1, AN = [11, 59, 6] MHz)
Effective magnetic moment μeff = 2.4 μB
Main, pp. 13–14
4-methoxybenzene
GC–MS (THF-d₈) the molecular ion peak of 4-methoxybenzene (4-OMePh) shifted by +1 m/z unit (i.e., 4-OMePh-d₁)