Radical species resulting
from the reaction of Mn2(CO)10 and [CO(CO)3P(OEt)3]2
with o-benzo- quinone have been
generated and their e.s.r. spectra recorded. The reactions of Mn2(CO)lo
with several other quinones and diketones have been similarly examined. In most
cases the radicals were produced after a short period of ultraviolet
irradiation. The radicals derived from Mn2(CO)10 and o-quinones or α-diketones are
formulated as six-coordinate complexes (CO)4MnA· in which the
manganese atom is chelated by the dicarbonyl compound A. The cobalt radical is
similarly formulated as a five-coordinate complex (CO)2P(OEt)3CoA·
(A = o-benzoquinone), The proton
coupling constants in these adducts are very similar to those of the
corresponding quinone or diketone radical anion; this indicates that the
unpaired electron resides mainly on the quinone or diketone molecule. The
radicals derived from the reaction of Mn2(CO)lo with p-quinones are much shorter lived than
those of the corresponding o-quinones,
but in the case of 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoquinone, a spectrum which might
belong to the Mn(CO)5 adduct of this molecule was recorded.
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