Enantioselective epoxidation of olefins catalyzed by two novel chiral poly-salen–Mn(III) complexes

Two novel chiral poly-salen–Mn(III) complexes 1 and 2, derived from (R,R)-1,2-diaminocyclohexane and the disalicylaldehydes 5 and 6 were synthesized and employed in the enantioselective epoxidation of olefins. A range of 30–92% ee and 75–97% yield was achieved in NaClO/4-PPNO and m-CPBA/NMO oxidant systems when substituted styrenes and substituted 2,2-dimethylchromenes were used as substrates. Furthermore, the poly-salen–Mn(III) complexes could be recovered easily and recycled efficiently several times by a simple catalysis/separation method. After five reactions, an 82% ee and 78% yield of epoxide were obtained using 2,2-dimethylchromene as substrate.     

Cr(III)(salen)Cl catalyzed asymmetric epoxidations: insight into the catalytic cycle

Intermediates of chromium-salen catalyzed alkene epoxidations were studied in situ by EPR, (1)H and (2)H NMR, and UV-vis/NIR spectroscopy (where chromium-salens were (S,S)-(+)-N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamino chromium(III) chloride (1) and racemic N,N'-bis(3,4,5,6-tetra-deuterosalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamino chromium(III) chloride (2)). High-valence chromium complexes, intermediates of epoxidation reactions, were detected and characterized by EPR and NMR. They are the reactive mononuclear oxochromium(V) intermediate (A) Cr(V)O(salen)L (where L = Cl(-) or a solvent molecule) and an inactive chromium-salen binuclear complex (B) which acts as a reservoir of the active species. The latter complex demonstrates an EPR signal characteristic of oxochromium(V)-salen species and (1)H NMR spectra typical for chromium(III)-salen complexes, and it is identified as mixed-valence binuclear L(1)(salen)Cr(III)OCr(V)(salen)L(2) (L(1), L(2) = Cl(-) or solvent molecules). The intermediates Cr(V)O(salen)L and L(1)(salen)Cr(III)OCr(V)(salen)L(2) exist in equilibrium, and their ratio can be affected by addition of donor ligands (DMSO, DMF, H(2)O, pyridine). Addition of donor additives increases the fraction of A over that of B. The same two complexes can be obtained with m-CPBA as oxidant. Reactivities of the Cr(V)O(salen)L complexes toward E-beta-methylstyrene were measured in DMF. The L(1)(salen)Cr(III)OCr(V)(salen)L(2) intermediate has been proposed to be a reservoir of the true reactive chromium(V) species. The chromium-salen catalysts demonstrate low turnover numbers (ca. 5), probably due to ligand degradation processes.     

Computation of hyperfine tensors for dinuclear Mn(III) Mn(IV) complexes by broken-symmetry approaches: anisotropy transfer induced by local zero-field splitting

Based on broken-symmetry density functional calculations, the (55)Mn hyperfine tensors of a series of exchange-coupled, mixed-valence, dinuclear Mn(III) Mn(IV) complexes have been computed. We go beyond previous quantum chemical work by fully including the effects of local zero-field splitting (ZFS) interactions in the spin projection, following the first-order perturbation formalism of Sage et al. [J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1989, 111, 7239]. This allows the ZFS-induced transfer of hyperfine anisotropy from the Mn(III) site to the Mn(IV) site to be described with full consideration of the orientations of local hyperfine and ZFS tensors. After scaling to correct for systematic deficiencies in the quantum chemically computed local ZFS tensors, good agreement with experimental (55)Mn anisotropies at the Mn(IV) site is obtained. The hyperfine coupling anisotropies on the Mn(III) site depend sensitively on structural distortions for a d(4) ion. The latter are neither fully reproduced by using a DFT-optimized coordination environment nor by using experimental structures. For very small exchange-coupling constants, the perturbation treatment breaks down and a dramatic sensitivity to the scaling of the local ZFS tensors is observed. These results are discussed with respect to ongoing work to elucidate the structure of the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II by analysis of the EPR spectra.     

Half-integer spin heptanuclear single-molecule magnet with an unusual Mn(III)6Mn(II) exchange-coupled core

The synthesis, X-ray crystallography, magnetic properties, and high-field electron paramagnetic resonance (HFEPR) of a new heptanuclear manganese complex [Mn(7)(heamp)(6)](ClO(4))(2)·4CH(2)Cl(2)·H(2)O (complex 2), in which heampH(3) is 2-[N,N-di(2-hydroxyethyl)aminomethyl]phenol (compound 1), is reported. Complex 2 has a hexagonal, disk-shaped topology and contains six Mn(III) ions and a central Mn(II) ion. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2(1)/c with two molecular orientations. Consideration of the cluster topology, together with variable-temperature and variable-field DC magnetic susceptibility data, suggest that complex 2 exists in a half-integer, S = (19)/(2) ± 1 spin ground state, with appreciable uniaxial zero-field splitting (D = -0.16 cm(-1)). AC magnetic susceptibility measurements clearly show out-of-phase signals, which are frequency- and temperature-dependent, indicating slow magnetization relaxation behavior. An analysis of the relaxation data employing the Arrhenius formula yielded an effective relaxation barrier of 12.9 cm(-1). Simulations of HFEPR studies agree with the assignment of an S ≈ (19)/(2) spin ground state, with g = 1.96, D = -4.71 GHz (-0.16 cm(-1)), and a longitudinal fourth-order zero-field splitting parameter B(4)(0) = -2.7 × 10(-4) GHz (-9.0 × 10(-6) cm(-1)).     

Dipyrrinphenol-Mn(III) complex: synthesis, electrochemistry, spectroscopic characterisation and reactivity

Herein, we report the manganese complex with a novel trianionic ligand, the pentafluorophenyldipyrrinphenol ligand DPPH(3). The X-ray crystal structure reveals that the Mn(III) complex exists in a dimeric form in the solid state. Electrochemical studies indicate two quasi-reversible one electron oxidation processes. EPR data on the one electron oxidised species in solution support the formation of a monuclear Mn complex with an S = 3/2 spin system. Preliminary studies towards epoxidation reactions were tested in the presence of iodosylbenzene (PhIO) and are in favour of an oxygen-atom-transfer (OAT) reaction catalyzed by the Mn(III) complex.     

Influence of the built-in pyridinium salt on asymmetric epoxidation of substituted chromenes catalysed by chiral (pyrrolidine salen)Mn(III) complexes

Chiral (pyrrolidine salen)Mn(III) complexes 1 with an N-benzoyl group and 2 with an N-isonicotinoyl group as well as the corresponding N-methyl (3) and N-benzyl (4) pyridinium salts of 2 were synthesized. The catalytic properties of 1–4 and 2 with excess CH₃I were explored to figure out the influence of the internal pyridinium salt in the catalyst on asymmetric epoxidation of substituted chromenes with NaClO/PPNO as an oxidant system in the aqueous/organic biphasic medium. The (pyrrolidine salen)Mn(III) complexes with an internal pyridinium salt, either formed in situ or isolated, displayed higher activities than analogous complexes 1, 2 and Jacobsen's catalyst in the aforementioned reaction, with comparable high yields and ee values. The acceleration of the reaction rate is attributed to the phase transfer capability of the built-in pyridinium salt of the (salen)Mn(III) catalyst. The effect of the internal pyridinium salt on the epoxidation of substituted chromenes is similar to that of the external pyridinium salts and ammonium halides.     

Structural investigation of high-valent manganese-salen complexes by UV/Vis,Raman, XANES,and EXAFS spectroscopy

XANES and EXAFS spectroscopic studies at the Mn-K- and Br-K-edge of reaction products of (S,S)-(+)-N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediaminomanganese(III) chloride ([(salen)Mn(III)Cl], 1) and (S,S)-(+)-N,N'-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediaminomanganese(III) bromide ([(salen)Mn(III)Br], 2) with 4-phenylpyridine N-oxide (4-PPNO) and 3-chloroperoxybenzoic acid (MCPBA) are reported. The reaction of the Mn(III) complexes with two equivalents of 4-PPNO leads to a hexacoordinated compound, in which the manganese atom is octahedrally coordinated by four oxygen/nitrogen atoms of the salen ligand at an average distance of approximately 1.90 A and two additional, axially bonded oxygen atoms of the 4-PPNO at 2.25 A. The oxidation state of this complex was determined as approximately +IV by a comparative study of Mn(III) and Mn(V) reference compounds. The green intermediate obtained in reactions of MCPBA and solutions of 1 or 2 in acetonitrile was investigated with XANES, EXAFS, UV/Vis, and Raman spectroscopy, and an increase of the coordination number of the manganese atoms from 4 to 5 and the complete abstraction of the halide was observed. A formal oxidation state of IV was deduced from the relative position of the pre-edge 1s-->3d feature of the X-ray absorption spectrum of the complex. The broad UV/Vis band of this complex in acetonitrile with lambda(max)=648 nm was consistent with a radical cation structure, in which a MCPBA molecule was bound to the Mn(IV) central atom. An oxomanganese(V) or a dimeric manganese(IV) species was not detected.     

Magnetic susceptibility and ground-state zero-field splitting in high-spin mononuclear manganese(III) of inverted N-methylated porphyrin complexes: Mn(2-NCH3NCTPP)Br

The crystal structures of diamagnetic dichloro(2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrinato-N,N',N')-tin(IV) methanol solvate [Sn(2-NCH 3NCTPP)Cl 2.2(0.2MeOH); 6.2(0.2MeOH)] and paramagnetic bromo(2-aza-2-methyl-5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21-carbaporphyrinato-N,N',N')-manganese(III) [Mn(2-NCH 3NCTPP)Br; 5] were determined. The coordination sphere around Sn (4+) in 6.2(0.2MeOH) is described as six-coordinate octahedron ( OC-6) in which the apical site is occupied by two transoid Cl (-) ligands, whereas for the Mn (3+) ion in 5, it is a five-coordinate square pyramid ( SPY-5) in which the unidentate Br (-) ligand occupies the axial site. The g value of 9.19 (or 10.4) measured from the parallel polarization (or perpendicular polarization) of X-band EPR spectra at 4 K is consistent with a high spin mononuclear manganese(III) ( S = 2) in 5. The magnitude of axial ( D) and rhombic ( E) zero-field splitting (ZFS) for the mononuclear Mn(III) in 5 were determined approximately as -2.4 cm (-1) and -0.0013 cm (-1), respectively, by paramagnetic susceptibility measurements and conventional EPR spectroscopy. Owing to weak C(45)-H(45A)...Br(1) hydrogen bonds, the mononuclear Mn(III) neutral molecules of 5 are arranged in a one-dimensional network. A weak Mn(III)...Mn(III) ferromagnetic interaction ( J = 0.56 cm (-1)) operates via a [Mn(1)-C(2)-C(1)-N(4)-C(45)-H(45A)...Br(1)-Mn(1)] superexchange pathway in complex 5.     

大位阻手性吡咯烷(salen)Mn(III)配合物在烯烃不对称环氧化反应中的应用

设计合成了具有大位阻的手性吡咯烷(salen)Mn(III)配合物Mn3,并研究了其在NaClO水/有机两相氧化体系中催化烯烃的不对称环氧化反应性能。 具有叔胺基团的配合物Mn3具有比Jacobsen催化剂更高的反应活性、以及近似的产率和略高的对映选择性。 尤其是过量CH₃I的加入可以极大地缩短环氧化反应的时间,而高产率和高对映选择性依然保持。     

New chiral (salen)manganese(III) systems for asymmetric epoxidation of styrene

Highly enantioselelctive and repeatable epoxidation of styrene was performed by using new chiral (salen)Mn(III) catalysts, which were derived from the initial immobilization of a homogeneous (salen)Mn(III) complex on solid carriers and subsequent dispersion into ionic liquids. Electronic supplementary material  The online version of this article (doi:) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.     

A new heterogeneous chiral (salen)manganese(III) system for enantioselective epoxidation of non‐functionalized olefins

This communication describes the design and application of a novel catalytic epoxidation system derived from the initial immobilization of a homogeneous sulfonato (salen)Mn(III) complex on two solid carriers (silica gel and siliceous earth) and subsequent dispersion of the supported manganese complexes into ionic liquid 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate (BMImPF₆) and 1‐butyl‐3‐methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate (BMImBF₄) for recycling. The performance of chiral (salen)Mn(III) system in enantioselective epoxidation of olefins was investigated systematically. Even higher enantioselectivity than that of the homogeneous counterpart was obtained with similar catalytic activity. In particular, the best catalytic result is that the combination of the silica gel‐supported (salen)Mn(III) catalyst and BMImPF₆ affords 97–100% ee for epoxidation of α‐methylstyrene, and high ee values were retained even after three cycles. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Monodisperse crosslinked pHEMA particle‐supported chiral Mn(III)salen catalyst for asymmetric epoxidation of olefin

Monodisperse crosslinked poly(hydroxyethyl methacrylate) particles (pHEMA) were synthesized for immobilization of the chiral Mn(III)salen homogeneous catalyst by axial coordination. The pHEMA‐Mn(III)salen catalyst was subsequently characterized by FT‐IR, UV and scanning electron microscopy. The results showed that, the heterogeneous Mn(III)salen catalysts also exhibited high activity and enantioselectivity compared to the homogeneous catalyst for the disubstituted cyclic indene and 6‐cyano‐2,2‐dimethylchromene. Moreover, the catalysts were easily separated from the reaction systems and could be renewed several times without significant loss of catalytic activity. Meanwhile, the enantiomeric excess (ee) value remained at 80% in the eighth cycle. The pHEMA support, immobilized by Mn(III)salen, probably acted as a mediator of the reaction between the substrate and the oxidant, and enhanced the stability of the Mn(III)salen compound. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An effective approach for the immobilization of chiral Mn(III) salen complexes through a supported ionic liquid phase

An effective method based on supported ionic liquid system was employed to immobilize chiral Mn(III) salen complexes. The prepared heterogeneous catalysts exhibited excellent activity and enantioselectivity in the asymmetric epoxidation of unfunctionalized olefins. Especially, in the epoxidation of α-methylstyrene, both the conversion and ee value could exceed 99%. Furthermore, the immobilized catalysts were stable and could be recycled three times without loss of activities.     

Single crystal X- and Q-band EPR spectroscopy of a binuclear Mn(2)(III,IV) complex relevant to the oxygen-evolving complex of photosystem II

The anisotropic g and hyperfine tensors of the Mn di-micro-oxo complex, [Mn(2)(III,IV)O(2)(phen)(4)](PF(6))(3).CH(3)CN, were derived by single-crystal EPR measurements at X- and Q-band frequencies. This is the first simulation of EPR parameters from single-crystal EPR spectra for multinuclear Mn complexes, which are of importance in several metalloenzymes; one of them is the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II (PS II). Single-crystal [Mn(2)(III,IV)O(2)(phen)(4)](PF(6))(3).CH(3)CN EPR spectra showed distinct resolved (55)Mn hyperfine lines in all crystal orientations, unlike single-crystal EPR spectra of other Mn(2)(III,IV) di-micro-oxo bridged complexes. We measured the EPR spectra in the crystal ab- and bc-planes, and from these spectra we obtained the EPR spectra of the complex along the unique a-, b-, and c-axes of the crystal. The crystal orientation was determined by X-ray diffraction and single-crystal EXAFS (Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure) measurements. In this complex, the three crystallographic axes, a, b, and c, are parallel or nearly parallel to the principal molecular axes of Mn(2)(III,IV)O(2)(phen)(4) as shown in the crystallographic data by Stebler et al. (Inorg. Chem. 1986, 25, 4743). This direct relation together with the resolved hyperfine lines significantly simplified the simulation of single-crystal spectra in the three principal directions due to the reduction of free parameters and, thus, allowed us to define the magnetic g and A tensors of the molecule with a high degree of reliability. These parameters were subsequently used to generate the solution EPR spectra at both X- and Q-bands with excellent agreement. The anisotropic g and hyperfine tensors determined by the simulation of the X- and Q-band single-crystal and solution EPR spectra are as follows: g(x) = 1.9887, g(y) = 1.9957, g(z) = 1.9775, and hyperfine coupling constants are A(III)(x) = |171| G, A(III)(y) = |176| G, A(III)(z) = |129| G, A(IV)(x) = |77| G, A(IV)(y) = |74| G, A(IV)(z) = |80| G.     

Crystal structures and magnetic properties of two low-dimensional materials constructed from [Mn(III)(salen)H2O]+ and [M(CN)8](3-/4-) (M = Mo or W) precursors

The syntheses, X-ray structures, and magnetic behaviors of two new cyano-bridged assemblies, the molecular [Mn(III)(salen)H2O]3[W(V)(CN)8].H2O (1) and one-dimensional [Mn(salen)(H2O)2]2[[Mn(salen)(H2O)][Mn(salen)]2[Mo(CN)(8)]].0.5ClO4.0.5OH.4.5H2O (2), are presented. Compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, has space group P2(1)/c, and has unit cell constants a = 13.7210(2) A, b = 20.6840(4) A, c = 20.6370(2) A, and Z = 4. Compound 2 crystallizes in the triclinic system, has space group P, and has unit cell dimensions a = 18.428(4) A, b = 18.521(3) A, c = 18.567(4) A, and Z = 2. The structure of 1 consists of the asymmetric V-shaped Mn-NC-W-NC-Mn-O(phenolate)-Mn molecules, where W(V) coordinates with [Mn(salen)H2O] and singly phenolate-bridged [Mn(salen)H2O]2 moieties through the neighboring cyano bridges. The [W(V)(CN)8]3- ion displays distorted square-antiprism geometry. The structure of 2 consists of the cyano-bridged [Mn3(III)Mo(IV)]n- repeating units linked by double phenolate bridges into one-dimensional zigzag chains. The Mn(III) centers are bound to Mo(IV) of square-antiprism geometry through the neighboring cyano bridges. The magnetic studies of 1 reveal the antiferromagnetic intramolecular interactions through the CN and phenolate bridges and the relatively weak intermolecular interactions. Compound 1 becomes antiferromagnetically ordered below TN = 4.6 K. The presence of the magnetic anisotropy is documented with the MH measurements carried out for both polycrystalline and single-crystal samples. At T = 1.9 K, the spin-flop transition is observed in the field of 18 kOe applied parallel to the bc plane, which is the easy plane of magnetization. Field dependence of magnetization of 1 shows field-induced metamagnetic behavior from the antiferromagnetic ground state of ST = 3/2 to the state of ST = 5/2. The magnetic properties of 2 indicate a weak antiferromagnetic interaction between Mn(III) centers in double-phenolate-bridged [Mn(III)(salen)]2 dinuclear subunits and a very weak ferromagnetic interaction between them through the diamagnetic [Mo(IV)(CN)8]4- spacer.     

Oxidizing intermediates from the sterically hindered iron salen complexes related to the oxygen activation by nonheme iron enzymes

Oxidizing intermediates are generated from nonheme iron(III) complexes to investigate the electronic structure and the reactivity, in comparison with the oxoiron(IV) porphyrin pi-cation radical (compound I) as a heme enzyme model. Sterically hindered iron salen complexes, bearing a fifth ligand Cl (1), OH(2) (2), OEt (3), and OH (4), are oxidized both electrochemically and chemically. Stepwise one-electron oxidation of 1 and 2 generates iron(III)-mono- and diphenoxyl radicals, as revealed by detailed spectroscopic investigations, including UV-vis, EPR, M?ssbauer, resonance Raman, and ESIMS spectroscopies. In contrast to the oxoiron(IV) formation from the hydroxoiron(III) porphyrin upon one-electron oxidation, the hydroxo complex 4 does not generate oxoiron(IV) species. Reaction of 2 with mCPBA also results in the formation of the iron(III)-phenoxyl radical. One-electron oxidation of 3 leads to oxidative degradation of the fifth EtO ligand to liberate acetaldehyde even at 203 K. The iron(III)-phenoxyl radical shows high reactivity for alcoxide on iron(III) but exhibits virtually no reactivity for alcohols including even benzyl alcohol without a base to remove an alcohol proton. This study explains unique properties of mononuclear nonheme enzymes with Tyr residues and also the poor epoxidation activity of Fe salen compared to Mn and Cr salen compounds.     

Cyano-bridged Mn(III)3M(III) (M(III) = Fe, Cr) complexes: synthesis, structure, and magnetic properties

Two cyano-bridged tetranuclear complexes composed of Mn(III) salen (salen = N,N'-ethylene bis(salicylideneiminate)) and hexacyanometalate(III) (M = Fe, Cr) in a stoichiometry of 3:1 have been selectively synthesized using {NH2(n-C12H25)2}3[M(III)(CN)6] (M(III) = Fe, Cr) starting materials: [{Mn(salen)(EtOH)}3{M(CN)6}] (M = Fe, 1; Cr, 2). Compounds 1 and 2 are isostructural with a T-shaped structure, in which [M(CN)6]3- assumes a meridional-tridentate building block to bind three [Mn(salen)(EtOH)]+ units. The strong frequency dependence and observation of hysteresis on the field dependence of the magnetization indicate that 1 is a single-molecule magnet.     

Magnetic properties of a manganese(III) Chain with monoatomic bridges: catena-MnF(salen)

In the solid state, MnF(salen) forms chains wherein fairly linear fluoride bridges between high-spin Mn(III) centers are observed. We interpret the magnetic properties of these chains by use of the classical Fisher model and by use of the high-temperature expansion approach, as well as by exact matrix diagonalization of the spin Hamiltonian, of model rings. In solution, electron paramagnetic resonance shows the chains to be symmetrically cleaved to monomeric MnF(salen).     

Isolation of the first ferromagnetically coupled Mn(III/IV) complex

Binuclear manganese complexes Mn2(III/IV)(dtsalpn)2DCBI, 1, Mn2(III/III)(dtsalpn)2HDCBI, 2, containing the ligand dicarboxyimidazole (DCBI) have been prepared in order to address the issue of imidazole bridged and ferromagnetically coupled Mn sites in high oxidation states of the OEC in Photosystem II (PS II). Temperature dependent magnetic susceptibility studies of 1 indicates that the interaction between the two Mn(III)/Mn(IV) ions is ferromagnetic (J = +1.4 cm(-1)). Variable temperature EPR spectra of 1 shows that a g = 2 multiline is as an excited state signal corresponding to S = 1/2.     

Polynuclear manganese complexes with the dicarboxylate ligand m-phenylenedipropionate: a hexanuclear mixed-valence (3Mn(III), 3Mn(IV)) complex

The dicarboxylate group m-phenylenedipropionate (mpdp(2)(-)) has been used for the synthesis of four new Mn compounds of different nuclearities and oxidation states: [Mn(2)O(mpdp)(bpy)(2)(H(2)O)(MeCN)](ClO(4))(2) (3), [Mn(3)O(mpdp)(3)(py)(3)](ClO(4)) (4), [Mn(3)O(mpdp)(3)(py)(3)] (5), and [Mn(6)O(7)(mpdp)(3)(bpy)(3)](ClO(4)) (6). Compound 3 (2Mn(III)) contains a [Mn(2)(micro-O)](4+) core, whereas 5 (Mn(II), 2Mn(III)) and 4 (3Mn(III)) contain the [Mn(3)(micro(3)-O)](6+,7+) core, respectively. In all three compounds, the mpdp(2)(-) ligand is flexible enough to adopt the sites occupied by two monocarboxylates in structurally related compounds, without noticeable distortion of the cores. Variable-temperature magnetic susceptibility studies establish that 3 and 5 have ground-state spin values of S = 0 and S = 1/2, respectively. Compound 6 is a highly unusual 3Mn(III), 3Mn(IV) trapped-valent compound, and it is also a new structural type, with six Mn atoms disposed in a distorted trigonal antiprismatic topology. Its electronic structure has been explored by variable-temperature measurements of its dc magnetic susceptibility, magnetization vs field response, and EPR spectrum. The magnetic data indicate that it possesses an S = 3/2 ground state with an axial zero-field splitting parameter of D = -0.79 cm(-)(1), and this conclusion is supported by the EPR data. The combined results demonstrate the ligating flexibility of the mpdp(2)(-) ligand and its usefulness in the synthesis of a variety of Mn(x) species.