Interpretation of the parameters of the EPR spectra of complexes containing ns 1 ions

The parameters of the EPR spectra of complexes containing paramagnetic ions with an unpaired ns electron (ns ¹ ions) were interpreted. The effect of the ligand spin-orbital coupling on the parameter of the Zeeman splitting was discussed. The effect of spin polarization on the parameters of hyperfine and ligand hyperfine couplings was considered. The reasons for the anomalous behavior of the EPR parameters were noted. The character of the covalent bonding was analyzed from the EPR spectra. The anomalous behavior of the parameters of ligand hyperfine couplings in tetragonal complexes with ns ¹ ions was discussed.