Abstract:
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has been developed over
the past numerous decades as an experimental method to study the electronic structure of
inorganic, organic, biological, solid state and surface molecular species. EPR technique
detects unpaired electrons, which in turn envisages molecular structure and environment
of the paramagnetic ion. This technique is also used to identify the location of first row
transition metal ions doped in dia and paramagnetic complexes. Structural studies of
paramagnetic ions such as VO(II), Mn(II) and Cu(II), doped in selected zinc and
nickelmalonate complexes form the basis for the present thesis.
