Spin-Crossover beyond the traditional Fe(II) complexes: ab initio study of spin-state stability in complexes with Mn, Ni and Ru

Identifier:  TDX:2399

Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/TDX2399

Authors:  Alcover Fortuny, Gerard

Abstract:
Spin-crossover phenomenon has traditionally been studied for hexacoordinated Fe2+ complexes. The aim of this thesis is to get insight on this phenomenon in less conventional transition metals and other coordination numbers by means of a computational study. Chapter 3 presents the study of a ruthenium compound with ability to transfer electrons to acceptor molecules and, hence, with potential applications in solar cells. Chapters 4 and 5 analyze Ni porphyrin complexes exhibiting spin-crossover after irradiation with light. Chapter 6 treats the magnetic and oxidation states of manganese complexes. The work studies the differences in the photochemistry of these metals with respect to the iron complexes. The example of Ni porphyrin functionalized with a phenilazopyridine arm helps to understand the mechanism of coordination-induced spin-crossover. In Mn complexes, the relative stability of the singlet and triplet states depends on the sigma-donor character of the axial ligand.