Fout, Alison R.Zhao, QinliangXiao, Dianne J.Betley, Theodore2017-06-092011Fout, Alison R., Qinliang Zhao, Dianne J. Xiao, and Theodore A. Betley. 2011. “Oxidative Atom-Transfer to a Trimanganese Complex To Form Mn 6 (μ 6 -E) (E = O, N) Clusters Featuring Interstitial Oxide and Nitride Functionalities.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 133, no. 42: 16750–16753.0002-7863http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:32969824Utilizing a hexadentate ligand platform, a trinuclear manganese complex of the type (HL)Mn3(thf)3 was synthesized and characterized ([HL]6– = [MeC(CH2N(C6H4-o-NH))3]6–). The pale-orange, formally divalent trimanganese complex rapidly reacts with O-atom transfer reagents to afford the μ6-oxo complex (HL)2Mn6(μ6-O)(NCMe)4, where two trinuclear subunits bind the central O-atom and the (HL) ligands cooperatively bind both trinuclear subunits. The trimanganese complex (HL)Mn3(thf)3 rapidly consumes inorganic azide ([N3]NBu4) to afford a dianionic hexanuclear nitride complex [(HL)2Mn6(μ6-N)](NBu4)2, which subsequently can be oxidized with elemental iodine to (HL)2Mn6(μ6-N)(NCMe)4. EPR and alkylation of the interstitial light atom substituent were used to distinguish the nitride from the oxo complex. The oxo and oxidized nitride complexes give rise to well-defined Mn(II) and Mn(III) sites, determined by bond valence summation, while the dianionic nitride shows a more symmetric complex, giving rise to indistinguishable ion oxidation states based on crystal structure bond metrics.en-USJournal Article10.1021/ja2066384