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Structures and Spin States of Transition-Metal Structures and Spin States of Transition-Metal Cation Complexes with Aromatic LigandsCation Complexes with Aromatic Ligands
Free Electron Laser IRMPD SpectraFree Electron Laser IRMPD Spectra
Robert C. DunbarCase Western Reserve University
Structures and Spin States of Transition-Metal Structures and Spin States of Transition-Metal Cation Complexes with Aromatic LigandsCation Complexes with Aromatic Ligands
Coauthors:David T. Moore, Jos Oomens FOM Institute for Plasma Physics John R. Eyler Univ. of FloridaGerard Meijer, Gert von Helden Fritz Haber Institute
Free Electron Laser IRMPD SpectraFree Electron Laser IRMPD Spectra
Robert C. DunbarCase Western Reserve University
Structures and Spin States of Transition-Metal Structures and Spin States of Transition-Metal Cation Complexes with Aromatic LigandsCation Complexes with Aromatic Ligands
Spectroscopy of metal ion complexes
Cr+ ligand binding sites
Cr+ spin states (effect of coordination)
Transition metals with acetophenone
Rearrangement product ion structure
Infrared Spectroscopy of Molecular IonsInfrared Spectroscopy of Molecular Ions
Low densities of ionic molecules due to Coulombic repulsion:
Direct absorption spectroscopy difficult at best
Action spectroscopy, such as IR photodissociation Infrared multiple photon photodissociation = IRMPD
Free Electron Laser High powerExcellent tunability
Ion storage devicesTrap ions, irradiate for seconds
Free electron laserFree electron laser•
•Relativistic electron beam in periodic B field
• Wavelength determined by electron energy and B field
• High intensity pulsed output
FELIX – Free Electron Laser for Infrared eXperimentsFELIX – Free Electron Laser for Infrared eXperiments
Tuning range
Macropulse energy
Bandwidth
: 40 – 2000 cm-1
: 100 mJ
: Transform limited
Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass SpectrometerResonance Mass Spectrometer
4.7 T supercon magnet
~10 ppm homogeneity
Open ended ICR cell
Ion sources: EI, ESI, laser vaporization
Laser ablation metal ion source
Vapor phase complex formation
Moore, Oomens, van der Meer, von Helden, Meijer, Valle, Marshall & Eyler, Chem. Phys. Chem. 5, 740 (2004)
Generate complexes
Mass selective isolation
Irradiate with FELIX
Record MS
Plot fragment yield vs. IR wavelength
Density Functional Calculations of ComplexesDensity Functional Calculations of Complexes
Structure, Spin and Spectrum predictions
Choice of functional and basis set
Comparison of different spin states
Empirical scaling of vibrational frequencies
BSSE
Vibrational zero point energies and thermal energies
Binding Site:Binding Site:
Cr+(Aniline)
Choice of Ring (R) or nitrogen (N) binding sites
Cr+(Acetophenone)
Choice of Ring (R) or carbonyl oxygen (O) binding sites
CrCr++aniline: Ring Boundaniline: Ring BoundB3LYP: N-bound (E = 7.2 kJ/mol)
MP1PW91: ring-bound (E = 7.0 kJ/mol)
Oomens, Moore, von Helden, Meijer & Dunbar, JACS 126, 724 (2004)
CrCr++(acetophenone)(acetophenone)22: Side-chain Bound: Side-chain Bound
Spin StateSpin State
Cr+(Aniline) High spin
Cr+(Aniline)2 Low spin
High-spin sextet in weak ligand field
Low-spin doublet in strong ligand field
Cr+ is d5
CrCr++(aniline)(aniline)22: High or Low Spin ?: High or Low Spin ?
(S=5/2)
Exo Endo (Chelating)
O-Binding modesSpectroscopically similar
R BindingCharacteristic spectrum
MM++/Acetophenone Binding Modes/Acetophenone Binding Modes
400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
cm-1
Co
Cr
Fe
Ni
Spectra of MSpectra of M++(Acet)(Acet)22
Cr and Ni very similar
Co distinctly different
Fe poorly resolved, not fully interpreted
400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
cm-1
Co
Cr
Fe
Ni
Spectra of MSpectra of M++(Acet)(Acet)22
O bound
O bound
O bound and R bound
O bound and R bound
Ring umbrella
Side-chain stretchC=O stretch
400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000
cm-1
Co
Cr
Fe
Ni
Fits to CalculationsFits to Calculations
OO bound
OR bound
OR bound
OO bound
Summary: Transition metals with AcetophenoneSummary: Transition metals with Acetophenone
Ni similar to Cr: All ligands O bound
Co shows extra peaks: R bound and O bound ligands.Good fit to O/R complex (but mixtures possible)Special affinity of Co+ for benzene ring
Fe spectrum not as good: Clearly both O bound and R bound ligandsVarious possibilities
Characterizing a RearrangementCharacterizing a Rearrangement
Co+ active in bond activation chemistry
Look at the product of the reaction
Co+ + Acet Co+C7H8 + CO
Spectrum of CoSpectrum of Co++CC77HH88 Product Ion Product Ion
FELIX Spectrum
Co+(Toluene) Calculation
Rearrangement ProductRearrangement Product
The product ion spectrum fits the expected Co+
(Toluene) spectrum
Other possible product structures don’t fit
Reflects Co+ insertion into a C-C bond, rearrangement and coupling to form toluene, and expulsion of CO.
ConclusionsConclusions
FEL based IRMPD spectroscopy of trapped ionic species
Application to transition metal complexes gives valuable new insights
Structural characterization for ligands with competing binding sites
ring versus side-chain binding gives clear IR fingerprint
Spin state determination from vibrational spectrum is possible
ring-bound Cr+ bis-complexes are low spin
Spectra can characterize products of complex rearrangement reactions
Possible ConformationsPossible Conformations
Spin state: mono vs bis complexSpin state: mono vs bis complexCr+Anisole mono and bis complexes are ring bound.
Cr+(Anisole)1
high spin
Cr+(Anisole)2
low spin