A density functional study of oxygen activation by unsaturated complexes [M(bipy)(2)](2+), M = Cr and Fe.

Density functional theory is used to probe the reaction of O(2) with the unsaturated transition-metal fragments [M(bipy)(2)](2+), M = Cr, Fe. In both cases, calculations indicate that the O(2) molecule is initially trapped as an eta(2)-bound superoxide ion, where the unpaired electron in the out-of-...

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Hauptverfasser: Howe, P, McGrady, J, McKenzie, C
Format: Journal article
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2002