Electron Transfer and Exchange Interactions in Mixed-Valence Radical Anions, Radical Cations, and Neutral Diradicals Derived from Bridged Bis-Triarylmethyl Systems
| values. Complementary analyses of the MV anions and cations within the generalized Mulliken-Hush framework demonstrated effective CT coupling in both redox states. In each case, an energetically elevated CT state with bridge-centered charge localization strongly influenced the coupling. Frontier orbital analysis of hole and electron transfer clarified how donor- and acceptor-substitution modulates CT coupling. These results establish bridge electron density as a key parameter for tuning magnetic exchange and CT coupling, providing a basis for designing molecular architectures with controllable charge transport and magnetic properties.
Authors
- Frank Neese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4691-0547)
- Christoph Lambert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9652-9165)
- Sabine Richert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2990-974X)
- Leon Euringer
- Marco Holzapfel
- Christina Neubert
- Ivo Krummenacher
- Holger Braunschweig
Institutions
- California NanoSystems Institute (US)
- University of Freiburg (DE)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Nanosystems Initiative Munich (DE)
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung (DE)
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SK)
- Institute of Organic Chemistry (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.5c08054
- Primary Topic
- Magnetism in coordination complexes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft