Intramolecular and reorientation dynamics of bis(triphenylphosphine)-3,6-di-tert-butyl-4,5-dimethoxy-o-semiquinone complex of copper(i) in viscous media

Rakhim R. Rakhimov*, Nikolas P. Benetis, Anders Lund, Jimmy S. Hwang, Alexander I. Prokof'ev, Yakov S. Lebedev

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Abstract

Two simultaneous dynamical processes are studied in solutions of varying viscosity by using the EPR linewidth data of a Cu(I) o-semiquinone complex with two triphenylphosphine ligands (PPh3), i.e. the overall reorientation (tumbling) of the complex and intramolecular exchange of the PPh3 ligands in the coordination sphere of the complex. It is shown that for fast motion the line broadening of the hyperfine components is due to both modulation of the anisotropic magnetic parameters by rotational diffusion and to modulation of the isotropic part of the 31P hyperfine interaction by intramolecular exchange. The intramolecular dynamics of the coordination sphere appears to be dependent on the solvent dynamics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)156-162
Number of pages7
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume255
Issue number1-3
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Jun 1996

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Funding Information:
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Bulgarian Science Found under the projects TH 1509/05 “Control of Mixed Culture Fermentations in Biochemical and Food Industries”.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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