Nathan C. Smythe
Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Journal of the American Chemical Society | 2011
Po-Heng Lin; Nathan C. Smythe; Serge I. Gorelsky; Steven Maguire; Neil J. Henson; Ilia Korobkov; Brian L. Scott; John C. Gordon; R. Tom Baker; Muralee Murugesu
Two mononuclear high-spin Fe(II) complexes with trigonal planar ([Fe(II)(N(TMS)(2))(2)(PCy(3))] (1) and distorted tetrahedral ([Fe(II)(N(TMS)(2))(2)(depe)] (2) geometries are reported (TMS = SiMe(3), Cy = cyclohexyl, depe = 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane). The magnetic properties of 1 and 2 reveal the profound effect of out-of-state spin-orbit coupling (SOC) on slow magnetic relaxation. Complex 1 exhibits slow relaxation of the magnetization under an applied optimal dc field of 600 Oe due to the presence of low-lying electronic excited states that mix with the ground electronic state. This mixing re-introduces orbital angular momentum into the electronic ground state via SOC, and 1 thus behaves as a field-induced single-molecule magnet. In complex 2, the lowest-energy excited states have higher energy due to the ligand field of the distorted tetrahedral geometry. This higher energy gap minimizes out-of-state SOC mixing and zero-field splitting, thus precluding slow relaxation of the magnetization for 2.
Journal of the American Chemical Society | 2012
R. Tom Baker; John C. Gordon; Charles W. Hamilton; Neil J. Henson; Po-Heng Lin; Steven Maguire; Muralee Murugesu; Brian L. Scott; Nathan C. Smythe
Ammonia-borane (NH(3)BH(3), AB) has garnered interest as a hydrogen storage material due to its high weight percent hydrogen content and ease of H(2) release relative to metal hydrides. As a consequence of dehydrogenation, B-N-containing oligomeric/polymeric materials are formed. The ability to control this process and dictate the identity of the generated polymer opens up the possibility of the targeted synthesis of new materials. While precious metals have been used in this regard, the ability to construct such materials using earth-abundant metals such as Fe presents a more economical approach. Four Fe complexes containing amido and phosphine supporting ligands were synthesized, and their reactivity with AB was examined. Three-coordinate Fe(PCy(3))[N(SiMe(3))(2)](2) (1) and four-coordinate Fe(DEPE)[N(SiMe(3))(2)](2) (2) yield a mixture of (NH(2)BH(2))(n) and (NHBH)(n) products with up to 1.7 equiv of H(2) released per AB but cannot be recycled (DEPE = 1,2-bis(diethylphosphino)ethane). In contrast, Fe supported by a bidentate P-N ligand (4) can be used in a second cycle to afford a similar product mixture. Intriguingly, the symmetric analogue of 4 (Fe(N-N)(P-P), 3), only generates (NH(2)BH(2))(n) and does so in minutes at room temperature. This marked difference in reactivity may be the result of the chemistry of Fe(II) vs Fe(0).
Chemical Communications | 2012
Tufan K. Mukhopadhyay; Russell K. Feller; Francisca N. Rein; Neil J. Henson; Nathan C. Smythe; Ryan J. Trovitch; John C. Gordon
The reduction of Triphos [PhP(CH(2)CH(2)PPh(2))(2)] iron halide complexes has been explored, yielding formally zerovalent (κ(3)-Triphos)Fe(κ(2)-Triphos) and (κ(3)-Triphos)Fe(κ(2)-Bpy). Electrochemical analysis, coupled with the metrical parameters of (κ(3)-Triphos)Fe(κ(2)-Bpy), reveal an electronic structure consistent with a π-radical monoanion bipyridine chelate that is antiferromagnetically coupled to a low spin, Fe(I) metal center.
Journal of Coordination Chemistry | 2016
Tufan K. Mukhopadhyay; Thomas L. Groy; Nathan C. Smythe; John C. Gordon; Ryan J. Trovitch
Abstract The addition of CO to (Triphos)FeBr2 (Triphos = PhP(CH2CH2PPh2)2) resulted in formation of six-coordinate (Triphos)FeBr2(CO). This coordination compound was found to have cis-bromide ligands and a mer-Triphos ligand by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Once characterized, the reactivity of this compound toward NaEt3BH and NaBH4 was investigated. Adding 1 eq. of NaEt3BH to (Triphos)FeBr2(CO) resulted in formation of (Triphos)FeH(Br)(CO), while the addition of 2.2 eq. afforded previously described (Triphos)Fe(CO)2. In contrast, adding 2.2 eq. of NaBH4 to (Triphos)FeBr2(CO) resulted in carbonyl dissociation and formation of diamagnetic (Triphos)FeH(η2-BH4), which has been structurally characterized. Notably, efforts to prepare (Triphos)FeH(η2-BH4) following 2.2 eq. NaBH4 addition to (Triphos)FeBr2 were unsuccessful. The importance of these observations as they relate to previously reported (Triphos)Fe reactivity and recent developments in Fe catalysis are discussed.
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry | 2010
Nathan C. Smythe; John C. Gordon
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry | 2016
Amanda E. King; S. Chantal E. Stieber; Neil J. Henson; Stosh A. Kozimor; Brian L. Scott; Nathan C. Smythe; Andrew D. Sutton; John C. Gordon
Organometallics | 2014
Tufan K. Mukhopadhyay; Marco Flores; Russell K. Feller; Brian L. Scott; R. Dean Taylor; Moshe Paz-Pasternak; Neil J. Henson; Francisca N. Rein; Nathan C. Smythe; Ryan J. Trovitch; John C. Gordon
Inorganic Chemistry Communications | 2015
Nathan C. Smythe; David A. Dixon; Edward B. Garner; Meredith M. Rickard; Mariano Méndez; Brian L. Scott; Barbara Zelenay; Andrew D. Sutton
Bulletin of the American Physical Society | 2016
Vivien Zapf; Shalinee Chikara; John Singleton; Shi-Zeng Lin; C. D. Batista; Brian L. Scott; Nathan C. Smythe
Dalton Transactions | 2013
Kalyan V. Vasudevan; Nathan C. Smythe; Brian L. Scott; John C. Gordon