ESR Studies of Some Manganese(III) Dithiocarbamates Diluted in Cobalt Analogs

Electron spin resonance results at 77°K are presented for a series of manganese(III) dithiocarbamates diluted in the cobalt(III) analogs using both single crystal and powder techniques. The observed spectra are shown to arise only from the addition of manganic dithiocarbamates to the cobalt salt. No fine or hyperfine structure was observed and the paramagnetic species seems unlikely to be due simply to a d4 Mn3+ ion.