Table 1

Simulation values that best fit the experimental EPR spectra

x1-ay1-az1-a
CbI(II)*
 g1-b 2.0472.0472.379
 A(N)11-c 55167
 A(N)21-c 232310
 A(N)31-c 4412
 A(Co)1-c 19190.1
 W1-d 6650
CbI(II)**
 g1-b 2.0432.0432.354
 A(N)1-c 0.10.1169
 A(Co)1-c 10100.1
 W1-d 393941
  • 1-a Direction axes with z normal to and x, y in the corrin plane.

  • 1-b The g factor; measured relative to g = 2.0023 of the free electron; indicates the orbital that contains the unpaired electron and, thus, the molecular structure.

  • 1-c Hyperfine coupling value for nucleus in parentheses; units of cm−1 × 104; measures the magnitude of the splitting of the g factor and indicates the extent of interaction of the unpaired electron with the indicated nucleus.

  • 1-d Line width.