Comments on the Electrostatic Minimum Potential (V_min) as a Measure of the Electron-Donating Power of PZ₃

Authors

Warren P. Giering
Alfred Prock
Anthony L. Fernandez, Merrimack CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article - Merrimack Access Only

Publication Title

Inorganic Chemistry

Publication Date

10-2003

Abstract/ Summary

In a recent publication, Suresh and Koga suggested that the molecular electrostatic potential minimum (V_min) could be used as a quantitative measure of the “σ donating power” of substituted phosphorus(III) ligands. In support of this assertion, they showed linear correlations between a number of physicochemical properties and V_min. Our examination of the analyses of the sets of experimental data used to support this assertion shows unequivocally that the variations in the properties cannot be described by a single parameter. Therefore, the utility of V_min as a measure of the “σ donating power” of substituted phosphorus(III) ligands remains unsubstantiated.

Repository Citation

Giering, W. P., Prock, A., & Fernandez, A. L. (2003). Comments on the Electrostatic Minimum Potential (V_min) as a Measure of the Electron-Donating Power of PZ₃. Inorganic Chemistry, 42(24), 8033-8037.
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