Electron paramagnetic resonance nickel complexes

D. Collison, M. Helliwell, V.M. Jones, F.E. Mabbs, E.J.L. Mclnnes, P.C. Riedi, G.M. Smith, R.G. Pritchard and W.I. Cross, Single and double quantum transitions in the multi-frequency continuous wave electron paramagnetic resonance (cwEPR) of three six-co-ordinate nickel(II) complexes ... 

Telser J (2010) Overview of ligand versus metal centred redox reactions in tetraaza macro-cyclic complexes of nickel with a focus on electron paramagnetic resonance. J Braz Chem Soc 21 1139-1157... 

The third principal application of the electron spin resonance technique is to the study of paramagnetic transition metal ions in biochemical systems. Most examples are complexes of copper, iron, manganese, chromium, cobalt and molybdenum. Other metals such as titanium, vanadium and nickel are sometimes employed as structural probes. Only four of these ions, Cu ", Mn, Gd " and VO ", are seen in ESR spectroscopy at room temperature under virtually all conditions. Therefore, they are of special importance. 

In this case the planar complex is diamagnetic and possesses the usual narrow line, high-resolution diamagnetic spectrum. The tetrahedral complex in Td symmetry would possess a 3T ground state. In approximately tetrahedral nickel(II) complexes the orbital angular momentum is incompletely quenched the result is a very short electron spin relaxation time and an NMR spectrum with relatively narrow, paramagnetic shifted resonances. 

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