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Metal‐Mediated Transfer of Electrons between Two Different C−C Single Bonds That Function as Electron‐Donor and Electron‐Acceptor Units
Author(s) -
Franceschi Federico,
Solari Euro,
Scopelliti Rosario,
Floriani Carlo
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(20000502)39:9<1685::aid-anie1685>3.0.co;2-q
Subject(s) - electron , electron transfer , chemistry , acceptor , cleavage (geology) , metal , bond cleavage , electron acceptor , electron donor , crystallography , ion , physics , photochemistry , materials science , catalysis , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , fracture (geology) , composite material
Concerted cleavage of two C−C single bonds provides the basis for a novel concept for the storage and release of electrons. Electron transfer, mediated by metal ions, occurs between the cyclopropyl ring of a Ni porphyrinogen and the interligand C−C bond of a bis(Ni‐salophen) complex (see scheme).