A series of O,N-chelated vanadium(IV) oxo bis(phenolate) complexes (
1a-
i) have been prepared from [VOCl
2(THF)
2] and several ortho-amino-functionalized phenols in the presence of a base. The intermediates in the synthesisof these compounds are mono(phenolato)vanadate complexes, as was shown by the reaction of [VOCl
2(THF)
2]with 1 equiv of HOC
6H
2(CH
2NMe
2)
2-2,6-Me-4 in the absence of base. This yielded [VOCl
2(OC
6H
2(CH
2NMe
2)-2-Me-4-(CH
2NHMe
2)-6)] (
2), in which the second amine function acts as an internal base, assisting in bindingthe formed equivalent of HCl. Complex
2 exists in the solid state as the dichlorovanadate(IV) species with theprotonated amine function forming a three-centered intramolecular hydrogen bridge in which both a chlorideatom and the oxygen atom of the phenolate ligand participate. EPR, UV-vis, and cyclic voltammetry analysis ofthe complexes with meta or para substituents (
1a-
g) on the aryloxy ring showed the hyperfine coupling constant,the HOMO-LUMO transition, and the oxidation potential, respectively, to be linearly related to the Hammett
constants of the substituents on the monoanionic aryloxy ring. The oxidation potential shows a large dependence(d
Eox/d
= 170 mV (per phenoxy ligand)) on the Hammett constant. Crystal data:
1a, orthorombic,
Pbca,
a =9.4321(7) Å,
b = 14.1919(14) Å,
c = 26.5484(14) Å,
V = 3553.8(5), Å
3,
Z = 8;
2, monoclinic,
C2/
c,
a =17.9977(15) Å,
b = 15.7445(9) Å,
c = 14.4986(6) Å,
= 113.206(5)
,
V = 3776.0(4) Å
3,
Z = 4.