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Molecular Batteries Based on Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation and Cleavage in Titanium and Vanadium Schiff Base Complexes
Author(s) -
Franceschi Federico,
Solari Euro,
Floriani Carlo,
Rosi Marzio,
ChiesiVilla Angiola,
Rizzoli Corrado
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3765(19990201)5:2<708::aid-chem708>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - vanadium , electron transfer , schiff base , cleavage (geology) , chemistry , bond cleavage , metal , carbon fibers , electron , photochemistry , titanium , crystallography , polymer chemistry , materials science , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , physics , quantum mechanics , fracture (geology) , composite number , composite material
Abstract A novel mode of storing and releasing electrons , based on the reversible formation and cleavage of C−C bonds, has been created. The C−C bonds formed by the reductive coupling of imino groups across two [M(salophen)] complexes (see structure) function as shuttle for two electrons, permitting long‐range electron transfer to a variety of substrates (e.g. quinone, dioxygen, and azides). This electron transfer is mediated by the metal, which becomes the reactive site, while the C–C functionality is never directly involved.