Chemical Insights from EPR Spectra of Organometallic Radicals and Radical Ions

• Published in: Organometallics Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 154 - 162
• Main Authors: Rieger, Anne L, Rieger, Philip H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 19.01.2004
• ISSN: 0276-7333; 1520-6041
• DOI: 10.1021/om030565e

A review of applications of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) to organometallics is given, covering about 35 years of the authors' work. The review includes applications where the conclusions are mainly a picture of electronic structure, though often knowledge of the singly occupied molecular orbital (SOMO) has implications for molecular structure. Included in the review are discussions of addition of a second phosphite ligand to [Co{S2C2(CF3)2}P(OMe)3] and a unique example of electronic isomerism (summarized on the cover).