Tuning valence tautomerism in a family of dinuclear cobalt complexes incorporating a conjugated bridging bis(dioxolene) ligand with weak communication
Tristan E. Fischer, Jett T. Janetzki, F. Zahra M. Zahir, Robert W. Gable, Alyona A. Starikova, Colette Boskovic
Abstract
} states for 1a and 3a, respectively. This work presents the third example, and the first formally conjugated example, of a bridging bis(dioxolene) ligand that can afford two-step VT in a Co complex, suggesting new possibilities towards applications based on multistep switching.
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TautomerValence (chemistry)CobaltConjugated systemChemistryBridging ligandBridging (networking)RedoxLigand (biochemistry)StereochemistryCrystallographyPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryPolymerReceptorCrystal structureBiochemistryComputer scienceComputer networkMagnetism in coordination complexesPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine ChemistryMetal-Catalyzed Oxygenation Mechanisms