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Thomas Pugh
Structural and electronic elucidation of a N-heterocyclic silylene vanadocene adduct
The solid and solution state structure of the vanadium(II) N‐ heterocyclic silylene (NHSi) complex, [(SiIPr)V(Cp)2] (1) is reported ( SiIPr: 1,3‐bis(2,6‐diisopropylphenyl)‐1,3‐diaza‐2‐silacyclopent‐4‐ en‐2‐ylidene). The electronic structure of 1 is probed using combination of magnetic measurements, EPR spectroscopy and computational studies. The V–Si bond strength and complex forming mechanism between vanadocene and NHSi ligand is elucidated using computational methods. peerReviewed
A three-coordinate iron–silylene complex stabilized by ligand–ligand dispersion forces
The structural and bonding properties of a three-coordinate N-heterocyclic silyene (NHSi) complex of the iron(II) amide [Fe{N(SiMe3)2}2] are reported. Computational studies reveal that dispersion forces between the amido SiMe3 substituents and the isopropyl substituents on the NHSi ligand significantly enhance the stability of the complex, along with Fe-to-Si π-backbonding.
Strong Exchange Coupling in a Trimetallic Radical-Bridged Cobalt(II)-Hexaazatrinaphthylene Complex
: Reducing hexaazatrinaphthylene (HAN) with potassium in the presence of 18-c-6 produces [{K(18-c-6)}HAN], which contains the S = 1/2 radical [HAN]C ¢ . The [HAN]C ¢ radical can be transferred to the cobalt(II) amide [Co{N- (SiMe3 )2 }2 ], forming [K(18-c-6)][(HAN){Co(N’’)2 }3 ]; magnetic measurements on this compound reveal an S = 4 spin system with strong cobalt–ligand antiferromagnetic exchange and J ¢290 cm¢1 (¢2 J formalism). In contrast, the CoII centres in the unreduced analogue [(HAN){Co(N’’)2}3] are weakly coupled (J ¢4.4 cm¢1 ). The finding that [HAN]C ¢ can be synthesized as a stable salt and transferred to cobalt introduces potential new routes to magnetic materials based on str…
Open-shell doublet character in a hexaazatrinaphthylene trianion complex
Three-electron reduction of hexaazatrinaphthylene (HAN) with a magnesium(I) reagent leads to [(HAN){Mg(nacnac)}3] (1), containing a [HAN]3– ligand with a spin of S = ½. Ab initio calculations reveal that the [HAN]3– ligand in 1 has a groundstate wave function with multiconfigurational properties, and can be described as a triradicaloid species with a small amount of open-shell doublet character. peerReviewed
A three-coordinate iron–silylene complex stabilized by ligand–ligand dispersion forces
The structural and bonding properties of a three-coordinate N-heterocyclic silyene (NHSi) complex of the iron(II) amide [Fe{N(SiMe3)2}2] are reported. Computational studies reveal that dispersion forces between the amido SiMe3 substituents and the isopropyl substituents on the NHSi ligand significantly enhance the stability of the complex, along with Fe-to-Si π-backbonding. peerReviewed
CCDC 1485743: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Mikko M. Hänninen, Amgalanbaatar Baldansuren, Thomas Pugh|2017|Dalton Trans.|46|9740|doi:10.1039/C7DT01226H
CCDC 1047819: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Jani O. Moilanen, Benjamin M. Day, Thomas Pugh, Richard A. Layfield|2015|Chem.Commun.|51|11478|doi:10.1039/C5CC04004C
CCDC 1463752: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination
Related Article: Mikko M. Hänninen, Kuntal Pal, Benjamin M. Day, Thomas Pugh, Richard A. Layfield|2016|Dalton Trans.|45|11301|doi:10.1039/C6DT02486F