Covalent Bonding and Hyperfine Interactions in Mo(V) Oxo Halide Complexes

Optical and EPR data were used to analyze delocalized bond structures in the antibonding and bonding states of complexes MoOL₅ (L = Cl and Br). Covalent bond parameters were calculated with consideration of charge-transfer states (CTS). The effects of CTS on the components of the g, A, and A^L tensors were estimated; the third-order corrections for the EPR parameters were calculated. The role of CTSs for interpretation of the parameters of the additional hyperfine interaction was noted.