Abstract
The presence of multiple paramagnetic species can lead to overlapping electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) signals. This complication can be a critical obstacle for the use of EPR to unravel mechanisms and aid the understanding of earth abundant metal catalysis. Furthermore, redox or spin-crossover processes can result in the simultaneous presence of metal centres in different oxidation or spin states. In this contribution, pulse EPR experiments on model systems containing discrete mixtures of Cr(I) and Cr(III) or Cu(II) and Mn(II) complexes demonstrate the feasibility of the separation of the EPR spectra of these species by inversion recovery filters and the identification of the relevant spin states by transient nutation experiments. We demonstrate the isolation of component spectra and identification of spin states in a mixture of catalyst precursors. The usefulness of the approach is emphasised by monitoring the fate of the chromium species upon activation of an industrially used precatalyst system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 10473-10479 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Dalton Transactions |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 31 |
Early online date | 19 Apr 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 21 Aug 2018 |
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Chabbra, S. (Creator), Smith, D. M. (Creator) & Bode, B. E. (Creator), University of St Andrews, 23 Apr 2018
DOI: 10.17630/255feac7-f9e5-4690-a351-87be9842b266
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