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Reduction Reaction of the Copper(II) Complex Bearing 1,3-Di(pyridine-2-carboxaldimino)propane (pitn) by Decamethylferrocene in Acetonitrile |
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| Authors: | Atsutoshi Yamada Yuki Watanabe Kyoko Noda Sumitaka Itoh Koji Ishihara Masahiko Inamo Refat Moustafa Hassan Hideo D. Takagi |
| Affiliation: | 1. Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, 464-8602, Japan 2. Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University, Tokyo, 169-8555, Japan 3. Department of Chemistry, Aichi University of Education, Kariya, 448-8542, Japan 4. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt |
| Abstract: | The reduction reaction of the Cu(II)–pitn complex (pitn = 1,3-di(pyridine-2-carboxaldimino)propane) by decamethylferrocene [Fe(Cp*)2] was examined in acetonitrile. The observed pseudo-first-order rate constants exhibited saturation kinetics with increasing excess amount of [Fe(Cp*)2]. Detailed analyses revealed that the reaction is controlled by a structural change prior to the electron transfer step, rather than a conventional bimolecular electron transfer process preceded by ion pair (encounter complex) formation. The rate constant for the structural change was estimated to be 275 ± 13 s?1 at 298 K (?H* = 33.3 ± 1.0 kJ·mol?1, ?S* = 86 ± 5 J·mol?1·K?1), which is the fastest among gated reactions involving CuN4 complexes. It was confirmed by EPR measurement and Conflex calculations that the dihedral angle between the two N–N planes is significantly large (40°) in solution whereas it is merely 17.14° in the crystal. |
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