XPS spectra of free nitroxyl radicals and their electronic structure

The N(1s) and O(1s) XPS spectra of stable nitroxyl radicals and molecules with a related heterocycle structure: 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(3-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-(2-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1Himidazole-3-oxide-1-oxyl, and 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-phenyl-4,5-dihydro-1H-imidazole-3-oxide were studied. The possibility to apply X-ray electron spectra for investigation of the charge electron and spin density distribution on free radical atoms and at their coordination by a metal is considered.     

XPS study of the electronic structure of binuclear 3d transition metal pivalate complexes

Binuclear pivalate complexes of 3d transition metals (manganese, iron, cobalt, and nickel) with the same ligand environment and a lantern structure have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The M2p, M3s, C1s, O1s, and N1s X-ray photoelectron spectra have been examined. A redistribution of electron density in the OCO group has been revealed. It has been shown that the theory fits the experimental data on the energy separation between the high- and low-spin components in the M3s spectra and between the spin doublet components in the M2p spectra. It has been demonstrated that the iron, cobalt, and nickel complexes are paramagnetic at room temperature, whereas the manganese complex exhibits antiferromagnetic properties. There is a correlation between the size of the 3d subshell of the transition metal atom and the M-O and M-N bond lengths.     

X-ray photoelectron spectra of polynuclear manganese complexes

Manganese trimethylacetate complexes with different ligand environments were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Changes in the Mn 2p, C 1s, O 1s, and N 1s X-ray photoelectron spectra caused by the substitution of Mn → N coordination bonds for Mn → O coordination bonds were examined. In the spectra of manganese trimethylacetate complexes, the satellite component was identified, which is evidence of the high-spin state of manganese atoms. An increase in the magnetic moment of the manganese complexes, both with the oxygen and mixed oxygen-nitrogen environment, is accompanied by an increase in the spin-orbit splitting, the difference in E _b between the satellite and the Mn 2p _3/2 line, and the ratio between the integrated intensities of the satellite and the Mn 2p _3/2 line (I sat_3/2/I Mn 2p _3/2). The XPS data made it possible to determine the measure of covalence of the metal-ligand bond. The XPS results are consistent with X-ray crystallography data.     

Complexes of cobalt(II) halides with 2-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyrazol-1-yl)-4(3<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-pyrimidinone

The electronic structures of complexes of cobalt(II) halides with 2-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-4(3H)-pyrimidinone have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Co2p _3/2 lines of cobalt atoms, N1s lines of nitrogen atoms, and O1s lines of oxygen atoms in the X-ray photoelectron spectra have been analyzed. Based on these data for the free and coordinated ligands, the atoms of the ligand coordinated to the central metal atom are determined. The coordinated organic compound serves as an electron-donating ligand. The results obtained are consistent with IR and UV-Vis spectroscopic data.     

X-ray photoelectron spectra and structure of cobalt compounds with N-heterocyclic ligands

The electronic structure of cobalt complexes with bi-, tri-, and tetradentate ligands and the mutual influence of ligands in them have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The Co2p, N1s, and O1s photoelectron spectra have been studied. Unlike low-spin Co(III) complexes, the high-spin Co(II) compound exhibits a strong satellite line in the Co2p spectrum. For the high-spin Co(II) compound having unpaired 3d electrons, the Co2p _1/2-Co2p _3/2 spin-orbit splitting is larger than that in the low-spin Co(III) complexes. All cobalt complexes under consideration contain strongly bound dioxygen, which can be considered an inherent structural unit.     

Cross-coupling of aryl iodides with paramagnetic terminal acetylenes derived from 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide

2-(Arylylethynylphenyl)-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxides 12 and 13 were synthesized by cross-coupling of aryl iodides with 1-alkynes containing the 4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-2-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide fragment. A procedure was developed for the preparation of 3- and 4-ethynylbenzaldehydes with the use of 2-methylbut-3-yn-2-ol.     

X-Ray photoelectron spectra of iron trimethylacetate complexes

Bi-, tri-, and hexanuclear iron(II,III) trimethylacetate complexes were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The compounds differed in the number of Fe-O and Fe-N coordination bonds. The Fe 2p, Fe 3p, and N 1s X-ray photoelectron spectra were examined and the role of the ligand in their formation was elucidated. Based on the calculated multiplet splittings, numerous states were discerned in the Fe 2p spectra. This made it possible to reveal a correlation between the magnetic moment and some spectral parameters, such as the relative intensity and energy position of the satellites.     

X-ray photoelectron spectra and structure of polynuclear nickel complexes

Mono- and binuclear nickel complexes of different stoichiometry have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The Ni2p, Ni3p, and N1s X-ray photoelectron spectra have been examined, and the role of a ligand in their formation has been determined. As distinct from a low-spin Ni(II) complex, the Ni2p spectra of high-spin Ni(II) compounds show strong satellite lines. For high-spin Ni(II) complexes, which have unpaired 3d electrons, the Ni2p _1/2-Ni2p _3/2 spin-orbit splitting is larger than that for a low-spin Ni(II) compound. The presence or absence of the satellite structure has made it possible to classify these complexes with regard to their magnetic properties. The difference between the Ni2p _3/2 and N1s binding energies has made it possible to estimate the covalence of the metal-ligand bond. The XPS results are consistent with X-ray crystallography data.     

Effect of the nature of axial ligand on the effective charge of the metal center in PcFe(II) complexes

Disubstituted iron phthalocyanine complexes were studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Fe2p _3/2, N1s, and C1s XPS spectra were analyzed, and the role of the ligand in their generation was determined. Assignment of the magnetic properties of phthalocyanine iron complexes was done. Covalence of the metal-ligand bond was determined. The nature of the axial ligand in Pc^tFe affects the electronic state of the central iron atom.     

Kupfer(II)-Komplexe mit para- und diamagnetischen Semicarbazonliganden

A series of complexes formed between the copper(II) metal ion and the semicarbazone of the stable free radical 2-acetyl-2,5,5-trimethyl-4-phenyl-3-imidazoline-3-oxid-1-oxyl and the analogous hydroxylamine has been prepared. By analysis of the IR spectra of the complexes the coordination mode of the ligands was determined.

     

Oxidation of the polycrystalline gold foil surface and XPS study of oxygen states in oxide layers

Gold oxide films obtained on the surface of polycrystalline gold foil upon oxidation by oxygen activated by a high-frequency discharge have been studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. High-frequency O₂ activation affords oxide films more than 3–5 nm thick. As follows from Au4f spectra, the surface gold atoms are oxidized to the oxidation state +3. The O1s spectra have a composite shape and are decomposed into four components that characterize nonequivalent states of oxygen in the resulting oxide films. It is assumed that the two major oxygen states (E _b(O1s) = 529.0 and 530.0 eV) correspond to the oxygen atoms in two-and three-dimensional gold oxide Au₂O₃, respectively. The oxygen states characterized by the higher binding energies (E _b(O1s) = 531.8 and 535.2 eV) likely correspond to molecular oxygen in peroxide and superoxide groups, respectively.     

X-ray photoelectron spectra of metal complexes of substituted 2,4-pentanediones

The X-ray photoelectron spectra of 14 complexes of Al³⁺, Cr ³⁺, Fe³⁺, Co³⁺ and Cu²⁺ with 3-X-2,4-pentanedione (X = H, Cl, Br) were determined to analyse the nature of metal-ligand bonding in these complexes. The trend in the position of np photoelectron lines of X-group with a change of metal ion was decided by the relative contribution of metal-toligand and ligand-to-metal charge transfer. The analysis of the satellites in the M(2p_3/2) and M(2p_1/2) spectra suggested that the metal-ligand bond in the chromium(III) complex had higher covalent character than that in the iron(III) complex. The satellite separations in the O(1s) spectra of M(3-Xptdn)₃ were in the range 4.0-4.8 eV: these satellites were assigned to a shake-up transition of Lπ → Lπ^* character. The O(1s) spectra of Fe(3-Xptdn)₃ and A1(3-Xptdn)₃ displayed an additional strong peak to higher energy than that of the main peak (δE = 2.1–3.1 eV) when the samples of complexes were bombarded with argon ions for a longer time.     

Effects of rare-earth substitution in the oxyarsenides REFeAsO (RE=Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd) and CeNiAsO by X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopy

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) have been applied to examine the electronic structure of the rare-earth transition-metal oxyarsenides REFeAsO (RE=Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Gd) and CeNiAsO. Within the metal-arsenic layer [MAs], the bonding character is predominantly covalent and the As atoms are anionic, as implied by the small energy shifts in the M 2p and As 3d XPS spectra. Within the rare-earth-oxygen layer [REO], the bonding character is predominantly ionic, as implied by the similarity of the O 1s binding energies to those in highly ionic oxides. Substitution with a smaller RE element increases the O 1s binding energy, a result of an enhanced Madelung potential. The Ce 3d XPS and Ce L₃-edge XANES spectra have lineshapes and energies that confirm the presence of trivalent cerium in CeFeAsO and CeNiAsO. A population analysis of the valence band spectrum of CeNiAsO supports the formal charge assignment [Ce³⁺O²⁻][Ni²⁺As³⁻].     

Macro-N-heterocyclic compounds: X-ray photoelectron spectra and structure

Bi-, tri-, and tetradentate macroheterocylic ligands, i.e., structural analogs of phthalocyanine, are studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The X-ray photoelectron spectra of N1s lines of the nitrogen atoms of these compounds are analyzed. The binding energies and integrated intensities of N1s lines of the nitrogen atoms are determined and the effective charges on the nitrogen atoms are calculated. The structures of bi-, tri-and tetradentate macroheterocyclic ligands containing isoindole, benzene, and pyridine fragments are established on the basis of the data obtained.     

Electronic structure of lanthanum copper oxychalcogenides LaCuOCh (Ch=S, Se, Te) by X-ray photoelectron and absorption spectroscopy

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) have been applied to examine the electronic structures of lanthanum copper oxychalcogenides LaCuOCh (Ch=S, Se, Te), whose structure has been conventionally viewed as consisting of nominally isolated [LaO] and [CuCh] layers. However, there is evidence for weak La-Ch interactions between these layers, as seen in small changes in the satellite intensity of the La 3d XPS spectra as the chalcogen is changed and as supported by band structure calculations. The O 1s and Cu 2p XPS spectra are insensitive to chalcogen substitution. Lineshapes in the Cu 2p XPS spectra and fine-structure in the Cu L- and M-edge XANES spectra support the presence of Cu⁺ species. The Ch XPS spectra show negative BE shifts relative to the elemental chalcogen, indicative of anionic species; these shifts correlate well with greater difference in electronegativity between the Cu and Ch atoms, provided that an intermediate electronegativity is chosen for Se.     

The bonding in magnesium oxide. A discussion based on X-ray emission and X-ray photoelectron spectra

Previously published X-ray emission spectra (Mg Kβ_1,3; MgL_2,3M and OKα) from magnesium oxide are aligned on a common energy scale using atomic orbital ionisation energies determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. All three spectra show two principal components which derive from the same two bands of molecular orbitals. The two components of both magnesium spectra have equal intensity; in the oxygen spectrum the high energy peak is the most intense: these observations are rationalised using a simple molecular orbital model based on the MgO₆^10?unit. It is necessary to consider the interactions of this unit with further magnesium and oxygen atoms and also π -type perturbations between Mg—O σ bonds in order to explain the structure of the observed emission spectra (but there is no recourse to forbidden 3d → 1s transitions).     

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy study of (Ca1−xLax)MnO2.97 (0.1 ≦ x ≦ 0.4)

The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of perovskite-type (Ca_1−xLa_x)MnO_2.97 (0.1 ≦ x ≦ 0.4) was measured at room temperature. From the absolute values of the binding energy difference (ΔBE) of Ca2pO1s, La3dO1s, and Mn2pO1s, both the chemical bonding of MnO and CaO become more covalent, and that of LaO becomes more ionic with increasing x. The electron transfer of the MnOMn path is dominant, and the electrical properties are strongly influenced by the decrease of the electron transfer of the MnO(Ca,La)OMn path.     

X-ray emission and X-ray photoelectron studies of electron density distribution in Cu(II) complexes with 2-imidazoline nitroxides

Electron density distribution in Cu(II) complexes with 2-imidazoline nitroxides was investigated by X-ray emission and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The structure of the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) of the compounds is determined mainly by the interaction of the metal with the donor atoms of the ligands. Coordination of the nitroxide by the Cu(hfac)₂ acceptor matrix changes the shape of the CuL _α spectral line. The 3s X-ray photoelectron spectra provide evidence about the transfer of electron density to the copper atom in the complexes.     

Synthesis and properties of the first representatives of terminal acetylenes in 3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxide series

Method for the synthesis of m-and p-isomers of 4-[2-(ethynylphenyl)vinyl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxides by the cross-coupling of 4-[2-(3-iodophenyl)vinyl]-and 4-[2-(4-iodophenyl)vinyl]-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl 3-oxides with (trimethylsilyl)acetylene followed by desilylation was elaborated. The reactions at the CH-fragment of the ethynyl group were performed. The Mannich reaction proceeds with the loss of a spin label, whereas the oxidative homocoupling, with its retention. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 10, pp. 2051–2054, October, 2007.     

Palladium(II) chloride compounds with stable biradicals of imidazoline

Conclusions The first coordination compounds of stable nitroxyl biradical imidazolines have been synthesized. From the spectral data obtained, the paramagnetic ligand 4,4-(ethyleneiminomethyl)di-2, 2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl acts as a tetradentate bridge in a binuclear coordination compound with Pd(II), while the azine ligand 4-formyl-2,2,S,5-tetramethyl-3-imidazoline-1-oxyl acts as a bidentate bridge.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2581–2584, November, 1988.The authors thank E. G. Boguslavskii, I. M. Oglezneva, and V. A. Shipachev for help in obtaining the spectra of the compounds.