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- Title
Revisiting Formal Copper(III) Complexes: Bridging Perspectives with Quasi‐d<sup>10</sup> Configurations.
- Authors
Leach, Isaac F.; Havenith, Remco W. A.; Klein, Johannes E. M. N.
- Abstract
The formal Cu(III) complex [Cu(CF3)4]1− has often served as a paradigmatic example of challenging oxidation state assignment – with many reports proposing conflicting descriptions. Here we report a computational analysis of this compound, employing Energy Decomposition Analysis and Intrinsic Bond Orbital Analysis. We present a quasi‐d10 perspective of the metal centre, resulting from ambiguities in d‐electron counting. The implications for describing reactions which undergo oxidation state changes, such as the formal reductive elimination from the analogous [Cu(CF3)3(CH2Ph)]1− complex (Paeth et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 3153), are probed. Electron flow analysis finds that the changes in electronic structure may be understood as a quasi‐d10 to d10 transition at the metal centre, rendering this process essentially redox neutral. This is reminiscent of a previously studied formal Ni(IV) complex (Steen et al. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 13133–13139), and indicates that our description of electronic structure has implications for the understanding of elementary organometallic reaction steps.
- Subjects
OXIDATION states; ELECTRONIC structure; COMPUTATIONAL chemistry; OXIDATION-reduction reaction
- Publication
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2022, Vol 2022, Issue 27, p1
- ISSN
1434-1948
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/ejic.202200247