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Chapter I ,,_ g<br />

electron spin (the AI‘-tensors), (d) the appearance <strong>of</strong> satellites among which the<br />

forbidden transitions may occur, (e) the nuclear quadrupole effects, (f) the zero-field<br />

splitting (ZFS) and (g) the exchange (spin-spin) interactions <strong>of</strong> the magnetic centers<br />

[93].<br />

Several factors influence the line-width <strong>of</strong> the EPR spectra, as the dipolar<br />

interaction, the exchange interaction, and the zero field splitting. The effect <strong>of</strong> the<br />

dipolar interaction is the broadening <strong>of</strong> the main line <strong>of</strong> the spectrum. When the<br />

exchange interaction is present, a narrowing <strong>of</strong> the bands could be observed. If the<br />

dipolar interaction is more important than the exchange interaction, a broadening <strong>of</strong><br />

the spectra will be attended. Additional broadening mechanisms are the hyperfine<br />

coupling and the single-ion ZFS effects [94].<br />

EPR spectrum <strong>of</strong> a compound reveals some distinct features <strong>of</strong> the structure<br />

<strong>of</strong> the paramagnetic molecule. For example, for Cu(Il) complexes, the factors that<br />

determine the type <strong>of</strong> EPR spectrum observed are: (a) nature <strong>of</strong> the electronic ground<br />

state (b) the symmetry <strong>of</strong> the effective ligand field about the Cu(ll) ion (c) the mutual<br />

orientations <strong>of</strong> the local molecular axes <strong>of</strong> the separate Cu(II) chromophores in the<br />

unit cell. The factors (a) and (b) deal with the mode <strong>of</strong> splitting <strong>of</strong> the five-fold<br />

degenerate 3d orbitals by crystal fields <strong>of</strong> octahedral and tetrahedral symmetries<br />

which are inverse <strong>of</strong> each other. The orbital sequences <strong>of</strong> the various stereochemistries<br />

determine their ground states. The vast majority <strong>of</strong> Cu(lI) complexes give rise to<br />

orbitally non-degenerate ground states involving a static form <strong>of</strong> distortion and a dx; ,<br />

. ‘y­<br />

ground state; a substantial number <strong>of</strong> complexes have a d_, ground state and a few<br />

have a d_,_,. ground state. It depends on the nature <strong>of</strong> the ligands regarding their rt<br />

bonding potential. The third factor (c) determines the amount <strong>of</strong> exchange coupling<br />

present, which is the major factor in reducing the amount <strong>of</strong> stereochemical<br />

information available from the EPR spectra [95].<br />

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