Tuning redox potentials of bis(imino)pyridine cobalt complexes: an experimental and theoretical study involving solvent and ligand effects
Araujo CM, Doherty MD, Konezny SJ, Luca OR, Usyatinsky A, Grade H, Lobkovsky E, Soloveichik GL, Crabtree RH, Batista VS. Tuning redox potentials of bis(imino)pyridine cobalt complexes: an experimental and theoretical study involving solvent and ligand effects. Dalton Transactions 2012, 41: 3562-3573. PMID: 22318461, DOI: 10.1039/c2dt12195f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDFT/B3LYP calculationsCyclic voltammetry measurementsNonpolar organic solventsStrong polar solventsN-aryl substituentsElectrochemical propertiesRedox propertiesVoltammetry measurementsCobalt complexesOxidation potentialSolvent moietyLigand effectsPolar solventsOrganic solventsSolvent polarityRedox potentialB3LYP calculationsDisproportionation productsElectronic propertiesSolventSubstituentsTheoretical studyComplexesOnly oxidationOxidation