Abstract
Dimolybdenum quadruply bonded compounds containing a pendant lactam functional group form self-complementary hydrogen bonded ‘dimers of dimers’ in the solid-state and CH2Cl2 solutions. Electrochemical studies in CH2Cl2 show two consecutive one-electron redox processes corresponding to oxidation of the Mo24+ cores. Spectroelectrochemical studies on the ‘dimers of dimers’ show no evidence of intervalence charge transfer bands in the mixed valence radical cations formed by one-electron oxidation, indicating that they are examples of proton-coupled mixed valency.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1723-1726 |
| Journal | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
| Volume | 135 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 21 Jan 2013 |
Keywords
- Charge transfer
- Hydrogen
- Ligands
- Noncovalent interactions
- Oxidation