Influence of the electrochemical conversion of [(LH)Mn(II)Cl2] into [(L)Mn(III)Cl]+ on the protonic state of a phenol-containing ligand

Laurent Sabater; Christelle Hureau; Régis Guillot; Ally Aukauloo

doi:10.1021/ic051882b

Influence of the electrochemical conversion of [(LH)Mn(II)Cl2] into [(L)Mn(III)Cl]+ on the protonic state of a phenol-containing ligand

Inorg Chem. 2006 Mar 20;45(6):2373-5. doi: 10.1021/ic051882b.

Authors

Laurent Sabater¹, Christelle Hureau, Régis Guillot, Ally Aukauloo

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Chimie Inorganique and Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux d'Orsay, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France.

PMID: 16529448
DOI: 10.1021/ic051882b

Abstract

A bischloromanganese(II) complex [(LH)MnCl2] (1), where LH is the pentadentate ligand N,N-bis(2-pyridylmethyl)-N'-salicylidene- ethane-1,2-diamine, has been synthesized. Elemental analysis, UV-visible, and cyclic voltammetry experiments showed that the phenol function of the ligand LH remains protonated. Exhaustive electrolysis at 1.0 V vs SCE led to the formation of the Mn(III) derivative [(L)MnCl]+ (3) with the concomitant expulsion of H+ and Cl-. The formation of the Mn(III) species was confirmed by UV-visible spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. Complex 1 could be regenerated by the reduction of complex 3 in the presence of H+ and Cl-.