Oxidatively Induced Isomerization of Square-Planar [Ni(1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane)](ClO4)2
- 1 July 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Inorganic Chemistry
- Vol. 36 (14), 2950-2955
- https://doi.org/10.1021/ic9614172
Abstract
Previous proton NMR and electronic spectroscopy studies have demonstrated that the square-planar complex of Ni(II) and 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane (cyclam) exists in two stable isomeric conformations, namely the R,S,R,S form or trans-I isomer and the R,R,S,S form or trans-III isomer. Electrochemical analysis of the trans-I isomer of Ni(II)-cyclam has demonstrated rapid conversion to the trans-III cyclam conformation following oxidation to Ni(III). The mechanism and kinetics for this oxidatively-induced isomerization were studied by the technique of cyclic voltammetry (CV) with simulation of CV traces by finite-difference computations. The most crucial mechanistic indicator was found to be the transient trans-I-Ni(III) species. This intermediate was detected by CV over a pH range 2-4 and was found to have an apparent half-life of ca. 400 ms at room temperature. Remarkably, this life-time was approximately a billionfold shorter than the corresponding trans-I-Ni(II) species. Measurements made at varied solution temperature and pH demonstrated that the oxidatively induced isomerization followed an apparent square-scheme, where the trans-I/III isomerization process of Ni(III) was independent of pH. This finding precluded a base-catalyzed isomerization process that has been previously identified for the Ni(II) system. Arrhenius plots of the forward isomerization rate constant allowed the extraction of activation parameters for the Ni(III) process. These parameters are discussed with respect to possible rate-determining steps.Keywords
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