MODELS FOR THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC WATER OXIDIZING ENZYME. 2. ELECTRONIC, MAGNETIC, AND EPR CHARACTERIZATION OF A BINUCLEAR MANGANESE(II) SEMIQUINONE COMPLEX.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ja00362a012

The preparation and characterization of a tetranuclear manganese complex, Mn//4(ASQ)//4(CO)//8, and a binuclear complex into which it dissociates in solution, Mn//2(ASQ)//4L//2 (ASQ equals 2-acetyl-1,4-benzosemiquinone), is described. EPR spectroscopy and