Effect of ring size in macrocyclic dinuclearmanganese(II) complexes upon their structure,properties and reactivity towardsH2O2

A dinuclear manganese(II) complex [Mn 2 L 4,4 (O 2 CMe) 2 ] has been prepared and its structure, properties and catalase-like function studied in comparison with the analogous [Mn 2 L m , n (O 2 CMe) 2 ] [m,n = 2,3; 2,4; or 3,3; (L m , n ) 2- denotes macrocycles containing two 2,6-bis(iminomethyl)-4-methylphenolate entities bridged through two lateral chains, (CH 2 ) m and (CH 2 ) n , at the imino nitrogens]. In the centrosymmetric [Mn 2 L 4,4 (O 2 CMe) 2 ] a pair of manganese(II) ions are bridged by two phenolic oxygens of (L 4,4 ) 2- in the equatorial plane and by two acetate groups at the axial sites. The configuration about each Mn is pseudo-octahedral. The Mn · · · Mn separation is 2.978(1) A. Cryomagnetic studies (4.2–300 K) indicated a significantly strong antiferromagnetic interaction (J = -5.0 cm -1 based on H = -2JS 1 S 2 ). The complex is oxidized at +0.35 V (vs. saturated calomel electrode) at a platinum electrode to a Mn 2 II,III complex. It catalyses the disproportionation of hydrogen peroxide in aqueous dimethylformamide. Based on ESR and visible spectroscopic studies, a catalytic mechanism involving the interconversion between Mn II Mn III (OH) and Mn II Mn IV (O) species is proposed.

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